# Monferno #16/135 — Plasma Storm

## Summary

Monferno is the awkward middle child of Sinnoh's fire starter line, a Stage 1 uncommon in Plasma Storm that never had a competitive role, so demand rests on Chimchar and Infernape nostalgia. Masakazu Fukuda is a long-serving Pokémon TCG illustrator, which gives completionists a small reason to look. A $0.44 modelled guide, up 13% over 30 days on 5 copies traded, says bulk, with 60 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $35, 80 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Plasma Storm |
| Number | 16/135 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Masakazu Fukuda |
| Release date | 2013-02-06 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Chimchar |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Loud Howl | cost Colorless — Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. |
| Attack: Fire Tail Slap | cost Fire/Colorless — damage 50 — Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Monferno #391](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/monferno) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.44** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-02
- 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 2026-11-02
- Floor delivered ask: $1.83 — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z
- Quant score: 77/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-02-06T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-31T18:08:54.630Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T06:58:07.436Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-15T01:13:00.433Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T06:58:07.435Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/plasma-storm/monferno-16)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw8-16%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)