Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Cobalion
Black Bolt · #144 · Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$33.44
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 144 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- hncl
- Pokédex #
- 638
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 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 Cobalion 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 (Metal Arms) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Cobalion
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by hncl
This card was illustrated by hncl.
Building around Cobalion?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This legendary Pokémon battled against humans to protect Pokémon. Its personality is calm and composed."
MRighteous Edge — 20
Discard a Special Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.
MMCMetal Arms — 80+
If this Pokémon has a Pokémon Tool attached, this attack does 40 more damage.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Cobalion or Black Bolt.
Vault Of Games #4 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY
Aug 9, 2026
Darksiders - Baltimore Prep - 120 Codes!
Aug 9, 2026
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 19/20
Aug 9, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #11 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 9, 2026
KSM's Great Ball Event #3 - National Day Special
Aug 9, 2026
2026 Content Creator Showcase
Aug 9, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Cobalion was legal.
Redacted Chaos 2nd Chance #8 (50 Codes)
today
Redacted Chaos #10 (100 Codes)
today
LING TV ARENA (Late registration Available)
today
ArshSinghTCG x ITA Tournament
today
Saturday's Tests
today
TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! WORLDS LCQ!
today
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 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $32.00 | $38.46 | $207.60 | $33.44 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €17.94 |
| 7-day average | €18.53 |
| 30-day average | €17.41 |
| Low | €10.90 |
| Trend price | €18.25 |
| Low (excellent+) | €10.90 |
| averageSellPrice | €16.79 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Cobalion is real?
Cobalion 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 Cobalion worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Cobalion is $33.44; 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 Cobalion from?
Cobalion is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Cobalion?
Cobalion is a Illustration Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Cobalion printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
