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Thundurus

Scarlet & Violet

Black Bolt · #33 · Rare · 2025

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Card facts

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Set position: 33 / 172
Release year: 2025
Rarity: Rare
HP: 120
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: I
Illustrator: hncl
Pokédex #: 642
Series: Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Search / Tutor
Damage efficiency: 110 damage; 36.67 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerEnergy Acceleration

Strategy & play

How Thundurus 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 Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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 Thundurus

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 1 copies on average · 2 decks

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About this card

HP: 120Type:LLightningSubtype: Basic

"Countless charred remains mar the landscape of places through which Thundurus has passed."

CCharge

Search your deck for a Basic Lightning Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

LCCDisaster Volt — 110

Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Thundurus or Black Bolt.

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Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #18 25 Codes

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Jul 31, 2026

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⚡Surge's TCG Vault WEBCAM Cash Prize Event⚡

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Jul 31, 2026

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Aug 1, 2026

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4to Torneo Tropical Beach

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Aug 1, 2026

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Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Thundurus 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	$0.01	$0.17	$25.00	$0.10	$0.05
Reverse Holofoil	$0.05	$0.22	$22.00	$0.20	$0.09

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/03/08

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.03
7-day average	€0.07
30-day average	€0.06
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.07
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.19
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.15
reverseHoloSell	€0.16
averageSellPrice	€0.05
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.14
Reverse holo trend	€0.19

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Thundurus is real?

Thundurus 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 Thundurus worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Thundurus is $0.10; 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 Thundurus from?

Thundurus is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Thundurus?

Thundurus is a Rare card in the Black Bolt set.