Pokémon · Black & White
Thundurus
BW Black Star Promos · #BW41 · Promo · 2011
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Market reference
$3.96
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW41 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 642
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- 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 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 ≥55 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 Thundurus
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥55 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 · 1 decks
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Thundurus?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The spikes on its tail discharge immense bolts of lightning. It flies around the Unova region firing off lightning bolts."
CCharge
Search your deck for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
LLCDisaster Volt — 80
Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Thundurus or BW Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Thundurus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.84 | $4.15 | $49.30 | $3.96 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.90 |
| 7-day average | €3.15 |
| 30-day average | €2.90 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €2.76 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.48 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.90 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.08 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.78 |
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 $3.96; 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 "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Thundurus?
Thundurus is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
Other Thundurus printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
