Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Tirtouga
Black Bolt · #22 · Uncommon · 2025
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.14
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 22 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Antique Cover Fossil
- Evolves to
- Carracosta
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Gemi
- Pokédex #
- 564
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Tirtouga plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Surf) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Antique Cover Fossil; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Tirtouga
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.15 copies on average · 20 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.1%
- -1.1 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.
More by Gemi
This card was illustrated by Gemi.
Building around Tirtouga?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Restored from a fossil, this Pokémon can dive to depths beyond half a mile."
WAncient Seaweed — 30×
This attack does 30 damage for each Item card in your opponent's discard pile.
WCCSurf — 80
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Tirtouga or Black Bolt.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #64 PTCG Live
Jul 31, 2026
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 5
Jul 31, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
Jul 31, 2026
⚡Surge's TCG Vault WEBCAM Cash Prize Event⚡
Jul 31, 2026
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #18 25 Codes
Jul 31, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All TCG Live #17
Jul 31, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tirtouga was legal.
💥Plantel Battle #29 PITCH 💥100 CODES ✔️ TOP 8
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
today
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
today
SEASAC League Challenge #5 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
REFINE Summer Series Session 5: Pika Cinco
yesterday
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #16 • TCG Live | Booster Box
yesterday
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
13
ran Tirtouga
Tournaments scanned
287
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
6 top-cut decks · best finish 2nd
Top decks running Tirtouga
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.14 | $0.04 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.09 | $0.30 | $19.98 | $0.28 | $0.13 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.11 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.15 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tirtouga is real?
Tirtouga 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 Tirtouga worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tirtouga is $0.14; 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 Tirtouga from?
Tirtouga is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Tirtouga?
Tirtouga is a Uncommon card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Tirtouga printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
