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Steelix 79/116
Plasma Freeze · Rare · illustrated by 5ban Graphics
What Steelix 79 is worth
Steelix 79/116 sells for about $14.24 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 42nd most valuable card in Plasma Freeze, and a small part of the set's total value. The typical (median) Rare in this set goes for $8.00, so this card sells at 1.8 times that. Among all 34 Steelix cards, it ranks 18th by price. On Cardmarket its price has risen 6% against its 30-day average.
Steelix price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Normal | $3.93 |
| Reverse Holo | $14.24 |
| Any printing (Europe) | $2.07 €1.85 |
| Cheapest listing (Europe) | $0.17 €0.15 |
Recent Steelix sales
| Average sale price (Cardmarket) | USD |
|---|---|
| Last 30 days | $1.96 |
| Last 7 days | $2.12 |
| Last day | $1.96 |
Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).
Steelix card details
| Set | Plasma Freeze (Black & White, PLF) |
| Number | 79/116 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Card type | Stage 1 Team Plasma Metal |
| HP | 150 |
| Evolves from | Onix |
| Attacks | Metal Defender Metal, Colorless, Colorless · 50 damage Heavy Impact Metal, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless · 100 damage |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Resistance | Psychic -20 |
| Retreat cost | 4 |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Released | May 8, 2013 |
| Printings | Normal |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 79/116 next to the set code PLF, and the rarity is Rare. The illustrator credit reads 5ban Graphics. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
Other Steelix cards
Neo Destiny 112
Aquapolis H23
Unseen Forces 109
Skyridge H29
Neo Genesis 15
Team Rocket Returns 10
Unleashed 87
Aquapolis 35
All 34 Steelix cards with prices →
More valuable Plasma Freeze cards
- Ultra Ball 122: $1,200
- Deoxys-EX 111: $754
- Garchomp 120: $468
- Empoleon 117: $375
- Latios-EX 113: $247
- Latias-EX 112: $243
- Garbodor 119: $234
- Heatran-EX 109: $203
All Plasma Freeze chase cards → · Full Plasma Freeze card list
Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.