# Slugma #6/39 — Kalos Starter Set

## Summary

Slugma is a bulk Basic from a starter-set product, built to fill a beginner's deck rather than anchor a binder page. Arita's name adds a small footnote for completionists, and Johto Fire types keep a loyal niche, but demand stays modest and sentimental. At a $1.06 modelled guide, up 2% over 30 days on 5 copies traded, with only 40 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.09 out of Temporal Forces; no PSA population is on file.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Kalos Starter Set |
| Number | 6/39 |
| Rarity | None |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2013-11-08 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Combustion | cost Fire/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Slugma #218](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/slugma) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.06** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- 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 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $1.49 — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Quant score: 63/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-07T15:39:09.423Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 55% weight · -22% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-11-08T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T18:36:42.466Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-15T20:39:27.637Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-15T00:23:19.693Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-15T20:39:27.637Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/kalos-starter-set/slugma-6)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy0-6%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)