Pokémon · Platinum
Arceus
Arceus · #AR8 · Rare · 2009
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Market reference
$31.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- AR8 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 493
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Arceus plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Break Ground) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Arceus
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Arceus?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is said to have emerged from an egg in a place where there was nothing, then shaped the world."
FCCBreak Ground — 60
Does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
You may have as many of this card in your deck as you like.
Weakness:W×2
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $33.00 | $59.99 | $887.16 | $31.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/28| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.50 |
| 7-day average | €8.03 |
| 30-day average | €12.52 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €11.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €9.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.39 |
| reverseHoloSell | €6.43 |
| averageSellPrice | €12.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.77 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.38 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Arceus is real?
Arceus is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Arceus worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Arceus is $31.00; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Arceus from?
Arceus is from the Pokémon set "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Arceus?
Arceus is a Rare card in the Arceus set.
Other Arceus printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
