# Typhlosion #28/165 — Expedition Base Set

## Summary

Typhlosion is the Johto Fire starter fans have long held close, and this is its first run in English, a holo from the e-card-era Expedition set that opened Gen II's debut. Hoshiba illustrates it, and as a mid-tier holo pull it sits under the set's biggest chases. The modelled guide sits at $203 with 6 copies traded in 30 days; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Expedition Base Set |
| Number | 28/165 |
| Rarity | Holo Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | K. Hoshiba |
| Release date | 2002-09-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Quilava |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Fire |
| Ability: Heat Up | Once during your turn (before your attack), you may count the total number of Energy cards attached to all of your Pokémon and all of your opponent's Pokémon. If your opponent has more total Energy cards attached, you may search your deck for 1 Fire Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Benched Pokémon, if any. Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can't be used if Typhlosion is affected by a Special Condition. |
| Attack: Super Singe | cost Fire/Fire/Colorless/Colorless — damage 50 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. |
| Weakness | Water x2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Typhlosion #157](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/typhlosion) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$203.33** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z
- 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 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z
- Floor delivered ask: $258.60 — as of 2026-10-02T21:38:46.543Z
- Quant score: 17/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 25% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2002-09-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-03T09:11:12.450Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-08-21T20:23:24.657Z, confidence 85%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-02T15:00:47.416Z, confidence 70%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-18T21:35:45.027Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T21:51:34.578Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/expedition-base-set/typhlosion-28)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard1-28%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)