# Pignite #17/114 — Black & White

## Summary

Pignite is the awkward middle stage of Unova's Fire starter, an uncommon from the very first Black & White set that mostly served as a stepping stone in Tepig decks. Kouki Saitou has illustrated many cards across eras, and fan affection for Emboar-line Fire types keeps modest demand alive. A $0.67 modelled guide, flat over 30 days on 3 copies traded, says bulk, with 2,303 days of inventory sitting on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and the same card plays for $0.16 out of White Flare.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Black & White |
| Number | 17/114 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Kouki Saitou |
| Release date | 2011-04-25 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Tepig |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Flame Charge | cost Colorless — Search your deck for a Fire Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward. |
| Attack: Heat Crash | cost Fire/Fire/Colorless — damage 50 |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Pignite #499](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/pignite) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.67** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-13
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-13
- Floor delivered ask: $1.96 — as of 2026-11-13T23:24:43.628Z
- Quant score: 60/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-13T23:24:43.628Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 40% weight · -30% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-09T00:58:01.410Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-13T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-09T00:57:59.692Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-06T03:05:08.790Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-09T00:57:59.690Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/black-white/pignite-17)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw1-17%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)