Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Darmanitan
Black Bolt · #98 · Illustration Rare · 2025
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$13.10
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 98 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Darumaka
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Nisota Niso
- Pokédex #
- 555
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 180 damage
- 45 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 Darmanitan plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Its main attack (Smashing Headbutt) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 180 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥70 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 Darmanitan
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
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 Nisota Niso
This card was illustrated by Nisota Niso.
Building around Darmanitan?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its internal fire burns at 2,500° F, making enough power that it can destroy a dump truck with one punch."
RCSearing Flame — 50
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned.
RCCCSmashing Headbutt — 180
Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Darmanitan or Black Bolt.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Darmanitan was legal.
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⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
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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 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $11.00 | $14.61 | $63.70 | $13.10 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/12| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.00 |
| 7-day average | €6.44 |
| 30-day average | €6.11 |
| Low | €4.40 |
| Trend price | €6.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.40 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.14 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Darmanitan is real?
Darmanitan 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 Darmanitan worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Darmanitan is $13.10; 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 Darmanitan from?
Darmanitan is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Darmanitan?
Darmanitan is a Illustration Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
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