Gouging Fire ex 204/162 — Temporal Forces

Gouging Fire ex 204/162 is card 204 in Temporal Forces, numbered past the set's printed total of 162 — so it's a secret rare. It's one of 10 Special Illustration Rare cards in the set — 5% of 218. There are 5 English cards named “Gouging Fire ex”. This is the 4th; the first was in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). Counting every version, Gouging Fire has 5 English cards. It has 230 HP. Teeziro illustrated 5 cards in Temporal Forces and 71 English cards in total.

It's legal in the 2026–27 Standard format (regulation mark H). Attacks: Heat Blast (2 Energy, 60 damage) and Blaze Blitz (3 Energy, 260 damage). Weakness: Water ×2; retreat cost 2.

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Is Gouging Fire ex 204/162 worth anything?

Copies of this card currently trade at around €39.27 on Cardmarket, assuming near-mint condition. The price you'll get in the UK depends mostly on condition: check the corners, edges and surface, and whether the artwork is well centred. Damaged cards sell for much less, while professionally graded copies in top condition can sell for far more.

To be sure you have the right card, match the set symbol and the number 204/162 printed at the bottom of your card. There are 5 different Gouging Fire cards, so the number matters. Then compare completed eBay UK listings — sold prices, not asking prices — for copies in similar condition.