# Illumise #9/146 — XY

## Summary

Illumise is a Hoenn Bug type with a loyal following, largely because it pairs with Volbeat, and its Grass-search attack made it a small, handy engine piece in its day. As a mid-tier uncommon in the base set it was never chased, so Kanako Eo's name carries most of the collector interest. A $0.35 modelled guide, down 5% over 30 days on 14 copies traded, says bulk, with 303 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $35, 100 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 | XY |
| Number | 9/146 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Kanako Eo |
| Release date | 2014-02-05 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Pheromotion | cost Grass — Search your deck for a Grass Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. |
| Attack: Quick Attack | cost Grass/Colorless — damage 20+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Illumise #314](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/illumise) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.35** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- 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 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.74 — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- Quant score: 33/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2014-02-05T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T18:36:42.466Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-19T19:10:09.079Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-16T04:18:54.393Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-19T19:10:09.079Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/xy/illumise-9)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy1-9%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)