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Rotom Forbidden Light #40 Pokémon card
Rare

Rotom Forbidden Light #40

Card #40 · Illustrated by Naoyo Kimura
70 HPPsychicPokémonBasic
Ungraded · blended
$0.70
Range $0 → $1
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Rotom is a Rare Pokémon card from Forbidden Light (#40), illustrated by Naoyo Kimura. It's a Basic Psychic-type Pokémon with 70 HP, weak to Darkness ×2. Its current blended market value is $0.70 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Competitive play · Limitless

0%
Played in 0% of competitive decks — 1 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.
Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$0.72
LPLightly Played$0.45
7-day 2.9%
30-day 2.9%
90-day 14.3%
All-time high$1
All-time low$0
Other printingsNormal · $0.46

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$1
Normal$0

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

No graded sales tracked for this card yet — see the raw estimate above.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$0.48
Period high
$1.63
Period low
$0.43
Change
69.4%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA7 gradedPSA 10 · 0 · 0% gem rate
96
81
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Rotom 10 is harder to pull.
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Where to buy

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Cross-market prices

161% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$0
TCGplayer$1
PriceCharting · dearest$1

Currently 161% cheaper on Cardmarket than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat 0%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 161% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

53% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$0

🔥 Trending in the community

#90 on the radar
Mentions this week1

Rotom is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →

What people are saying: [US, US/CA] [H] trade binder, 151 Pokeballs/MBs, low-end slabs [W] PayPal, trades · 2↑

Card text

Roto Motor · Ability
If you have 9 or more Pokémon Tool cards in your discard pile, ignore all Energy in the attack cost of each of this Pokémon's attacks.
Plasma Slice120
Psychic · Psychic · Psychic
This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn.
Weakness Darkness ×2Resistance Fighting -20Retreat 1

Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc.

About the Pokémon

Plasma PokémonGEN IV

Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor.

Card details

Number#40
RarityRare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypePsychic
HP70
WeaknessDarkness ×2
ResistanceFighting -20
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#479
Card IDsm6-40
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Rotom cards

There are 9 different Rotom printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Forbidden Light #40 (Rare).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Rotom (Forbidden Light #40) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Rotom from Forbidden Light is worth approximately $0.70 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Rotom rare?

Rotom is a Rare card from Forbidden Light (card #40), illustrated by Naoyo Kimura. Its current blended market value is $0.70 ungraded.