# Aron #49/109 — Ruby & Sapphire

## Summary

Aron is a Hoenn Basic from the very first Ruby & Sapphire expansion, a plain common that padded out packs rather than anchoring them. Mitsuhiro Arita, one of the franchise's best-known illustrators, keeps collectors watching even bulk pulls, and Hoenn nostalgia gives this little Steel-eater a steady niche. At a $1.19 modelled guide, up 13% over 30 days on 6 copies traded, with 284 days of inventory on the board, 86% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.17 out of Twilight Masquerade; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Ruby & Sapphire |
| Number | 49/109 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2003-07-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 40 |
| Types | Metal |
| Attack: Teary Eyes | cost Colorless — During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Aron by attacks is reduced by 10. |
| Attack: Ram | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Resistance | Grass -30 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Aron #304](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/aron) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.19** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-01T12:37:43.960Z
- 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 2026-11-01T12:37:43.960Z
- Floor delivered ask: $2.48 — as of 2026-11-01T12:37:43.960Z
- Quant score: 64/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-01T12:37:43.960Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-07-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T08:05:38.992Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T08:05:36.842Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-16T04:22:19.860Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T08:05:36.842Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-10T00:12:29.731Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/ruby-sapphire/aron-49)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex1-49%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)