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Numel

Dragon 69/97 • common

Set: Dragon
Number: 69/97
Rarity: Common
Released: 2003
Energy type: fire energy
Market price: $1.45
Artist: Yuka Morii

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Market

What it's worth

$1.45market price via TCGplayer · Sep 21, 2026$1.15 – $1.45 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This Numel card from the Dragon expansion captures the early era of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, released during the Ruby and Sapphire generation. As a common card from this set, it serves as a nostalgic piece for players who remember the introduction of the Hoenn region to the game's evolving roster.

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Card face

What it does

40 HPBasic

Cost: fire energyFirebreathing10+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage.

Cost: colorless energy colorless energyTackle20

Weaknesswater energy×2Retreatcolorless energy

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
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Provenance

Where it came from

Numel was introduced as a common card in the EX Dragon expansion, released by The Pokémon Company in 2003. This set served as the third installment in the EX series, which shifted the TCG focus toward the dual-type Pokémon introduced in the Game Boy Advance titles, Ruby and Sapphire. As a Fire-type representative of the Hoenn region, this card was designed to integrate the newly established mechanics of the generation into the competitive card game landscape of the early 2000s.

The illustration for this card was created by artist Naoyo Kimura, whose minimalist and clean style defined many common cards of the era. Kimura focused on capturing the gentle, rounded aesthetic of the Numel species, emphasizing its desert-dwelling nature. Upon release, the card was received as a standard functional piece of the set, serving as a reliable building block for players looking to incorporate Fire-type energy into their decks during the early EX-era format.

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