# Shelgon #41/97 — Dragon

## Summary

Shelgon is the awkward middle stage of the Bagon line, a cocoon waiting on Salamence, so its appeal is mostly Hoenn nostalgia and the pull of Dragon-set completion. An Uncommon from a set built around Dragon-types, it was never a chase slot, and Yuka Morii's long-running illustrator following lends it quiet binder interest. At a $4.76 modelled guide, up 18% over 30 days on 26 copies traded, with 140 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.16 out of Journey Together; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dragon |
| Number | 41/97 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Yuka Morii |
| Release date | 2003-11-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Bagon |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Colorless |
| Ability: Energy Guard | As long as Shelgon has any basic Energy cards attached to it, damage done to Shelgon by an opponent's attack is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). |
| Attack: Rollout | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Shelgon #372](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/shelgon) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$4.76** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-09
- 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: +7.00% — as of 2026-11-09
- Floor delivered ask: $4.99 — as of 2026-11-09T22:37:21.807Z
- Quant score: 63/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-09T22:37:21.807Z — 6 of 11 inputs · 66% weight · -17% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-11-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-08T06:53:14.201Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-08T06:53:13.472Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-07T22:32:45.993Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-08T06:53:13.468Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T18:32:23.870Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dragon/shelgon-41)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex3-41%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)