Pokémon · Platinum
Spiritomb
Arceus · #32 · Rare · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$5.88
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 32 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
- Pokédex #
- 442
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 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 Spiritomb plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Spiritomb
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 1.16 copies on average · 448 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.5%
- -3.7 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Aya Kusube
This card was illustrated by Aya Kusube.
Building around Spiritomb?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Keystone Seal
As long as Spiritomb is your Active Pokémon, each player can't play any Trainer cards from his or her hand.
Darkness Grace
Search your deck for a card that evolves from 1 of your Pokémon and put it onto that Pokémon. (This counts as evolving that Pokémon.) If you do, put 1 damage counter on Spiritomb. Shuffle your deck afterward.
DWill-o'-the-wisp — 10
Resistance:C-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
11
ran Spiritomb
Tournaments scanned
308
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
3 top-cut decks · best finish 3rd
Top decks running Spiritomb
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 | $5.00 | $6.31 | $78.90 | $5.88 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $8.49 | $20.00 | $97.50 | $9.43 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.00 |
| 7-day average | €5.31 |
| 30-day average | €3.35 |
| Low | €0.60 |
| Trend price | €5.75 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.93 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.98 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.77 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.75 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Spiritomb is real?
Spiritomb 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 Spiritomb worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Spiritomb is $5.88; 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 Spiritomb from?
Spiritomb is from the Pokémon set "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Spiritomb?
Spiritomb is a Rare card in the Arceus set.
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