# Blacephalon GX #199/214 — Lost Thunder

## Summary

Blacephalon GX is a Lost Thunder Ultra Ranger from a set built around the Lost Zone, and its Mind Blown attack made it a natural fit for that theme, rewarding players for burning Fire Energy. Ultra Rare GX cards were the set's chase tier, and 5ban Graphics is a familiar name on GX-era artwork. The modelled guide sits at $43, up 8% over 30 days on 9 copies traded, with 224 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 brings $278, 6.5 times raw, but a 34% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Lost Thunder |
| Number | 199/214 |
| Rarity | Ultra Rare |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2018-11-02 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Suffix | GX |
| HP | 180 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Bursting Burn | cost Fire — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Burned and Confused. |
| Attack: Mind Blown | cost Fire/Fire — damage 50× — Put any amount of Fire Energy attached to your Pokémon in the Lost Zone. This attack does 50 damage for each card put in the Lost Zone in this way. |
| Attack: Burst GX | cost Fire — Discard 1 of your Prize cards. If it’s an Energy card, attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Blacephalon #806](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/blacephalon) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$42.96** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- 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 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Floor delivered ask: $33.50 — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Quant score: 60/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z — 7 of 11 inputs · 62% weight · -19% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2018-11-02T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T20:40:30.925Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-13T18:17:35.337Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-05T17:22:25.100Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-13T18:17:35.336Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-16T19:18:54.949Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/lost-thunder/blacephalon-gx-199)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm8-199%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)