CGC Cards Featured Card of the Month: Gengar LV.X

Posted on 7/11/2024

Gengar LV.X gave players an enormous advantage in the Platinum TCG era due to its ability to devolve the opponent's Pokémon.

Game: Pokémon

Set: Platinum: Arceus

Card: Gengar LV.X


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What makes it special? Gengar LV.X’s Poké-Power, Level Down, made it a force to be reckoned with in battle. Once every turn, the player controlling Gengar LV.X could use Level Down to de-level any Pokémon on the opponent’s side, forcing them to remove a first or second-stage Pokémon card and shuffle it back into their deck. Opponents could counter this Poké-Power by afflicting Gengar LV.X with a status condition, but not every deck was equipped with Pokémon that could do so.

Did you know? Apparently, Gengar is one of the favorite Pokémon of Atsushi Nagashima, the game director of the Pokémon TCG. His favorite cards include the Neo Destiny Dark Gengar and Gengar LV.X, and Gengar continues to be featured frequently in modern Pokémon TCG sets because of this.

Total graded by CGC Cards: 242

CGC Cards median grade: CGC 8

CGC Cards highest grade: CGC Gem Mint 10

Sales highlights: A Gengar LV.X, Pokémon (2009) Arceus – 97/99 Holo graded CGC 8.5 recently sold on eBay for $175 on June 15, 2024.

CGC Cards Registry: An example of Gengar LV.X is included in Jrep’s PRIMO PLATINUM ARCEUS set, which is one of the highest-ranking Arceus – Master Set in the CGC Cards Registry. There is also an example of Gengar LV.X in Pokesin’s Platinum – Arceus set, the next highest-ranking Arceus – Master Set in the CGC Cards Registry.


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