# Suicune #53 — Wizards Black Star Promos

## Summary

Suicune is one of the most adored Gen II legendaries, and Atsuko Nishida, who helped define the franchise's early card artwork, gives this promo real pedigree. As a Wizards-era Black Star promo, it was never pack fodder, so demand comes from completists and Suicune devotees rather than any tournament role. At a $69 modelled guide, with 20 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.16 out of Phantasmal Flames; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Wizards Black Star Promos |
| Number | 53 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 1999-07-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Water |
| Ability: Pure Body | To attach a Water Energy card from your hand to Suicune, you must discard an Energy card attached to Suicune. (Attach the Water Energy, and then discard an Energy card from Suicune.) |
| Attack: Hypno Wave | cost Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage. If tails, this attack does 30 damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Suicune #245](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/suicune) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$69.22** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-18T22:32:47.933Z
- 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 2026-10-18T22:32:47.933Z
- Floor delivered ask: $70.06 — as of 2026-10-18T22:32:47.933Z
- Quant score: 48/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-18T22:32:47.933Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 16% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 1999-07-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-06T08:32:00.473Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-01T10:47:13.443Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-06T18:26:07.660Z, confidence 85%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-18T08:06:36.645Z, confidence 75%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-01T10:47:13.443Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T20:33:39.161Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/wizards-black-star-promos/suicune-53)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abasep-53%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)