Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Baltoy
Battle Styles · #57 · Common · 2021
Listings
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Market reference
$0.08
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 57 / 183
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Claydol
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- sui
- Pokédex #
- 343
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Baltoy 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 (Self-Destruct) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥30 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 Baltoy
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.33 copies on average · 3 decks
More by sui
This card was illustrated by sui.
Building around Baltoy?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It was discovered in ancient ruins. While moving, it constantly spins. It stands on one foot even when asleep."
PCSelf-Destruct — 60
This Pokémon also does 60 damage to itself.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Baltoy was legal.
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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 2026/06/24| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.08 | $0.02 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.23 | $19.98 | $0.18 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.13 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.12 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.12 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Baltoy is real?
Baltoy 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 Baltoy worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Baltoy is $0.08; 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 Baltoy from?
Baltoy is from the Pokémon set "Battle Styles" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Baltoy?
Baltoy is a Common card in the Battle Styles set.
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Other Baltoy printings
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