Pokémon · Platinum
Glalie
Arceus · #18 · Rare · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.92
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 18 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Snorunt
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hiroki Fuchino
- Pokédex #
- 362
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Glalie plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Avalanche) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Snorunt; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Glalie
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.01 copies on average · 185 decks
- Match win rate
- 45.5%
- -1.7 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Hiroki Fuchino
This card was illustrated by Hiroki Fuchino.
Building around Glalie?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It prevents prey from escaping by instantaneously freezing moisture in the air."
CCWreck — 20+
If there is any Stadium card in play, this attack does 20 damage plus 50 more damage. Discard that Stadium card.
WWCAvalanche — 50
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:M+20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Glalie has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Glalie — Twilight Masquerade
Played in 41 recent decks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.39 | $0.53 | $2.10 | $0.92 | $0.50 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.79 | $3.35 | $35.10 | $2.81 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.45 |
| 7-day average | €0.60 |
| 30-day average | €0.69 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.72 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.28 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.62 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.65 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.25 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Glalie is real?
Glalie 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 Glalie worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Glalie is $0.92; 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 Glalie from?
Glalie is from the Pokémon set "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Glalie?
Glalie is a Rare card in the Arceus set.
Other Glalie printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
