Pokémon · Black & White
Cobalion
BW Black Star Promos · #BW72 · Promo · 2011
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Market reference
$3.26
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW72 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 638
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 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 (Iron Head) 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.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Cobalion
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
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."
Ability: Justified
Each of this Pokémon's attack does 50 more damage to Darkness Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
MMCIron Head — 60+
Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Cobalion or BW Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Cobalion was legal.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.99 | $3.87 | $96.95 | $3.26 | $3.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.25 |
| 7-day average | €2.70 |
| 30-day average | €2.43 |
| Low | €0.75 |
| Trend price | €2.55 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.78 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.91 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.63 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.75 |
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 $3.26; 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 "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Cobalion?
Cobalion is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
Other Cobalion printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
