Pokémon · Black & White
Tornadus
BW Black Star Promos · #BW42 · Promo · 2011
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Market reference
$3.59
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW42 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 641
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
Strategy & play
How Tornadus 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 (Hurricane) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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 Tornadus
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Tornadus?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The lower half of its body is wrapped in a cloud of energy. It zooms through the sky at 200 mph."
CEnergy Wheel
Move an Energy from 1 of your Benched Pokémon to this Pokémon.
CCCHurricane — 80
Move a basic Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Tornadus or BW Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tornadus 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 | $1.21 | $4.02 | $103.27 | $3.59 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.00 |
| 7-day average | €3.07 |
| 30-day average | €2.82 |
| Low | €2.45 |
| Trend price | €3.64 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.90 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.45 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.89 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.49 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.31 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.24 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tornadus is real?
Tornadus 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 Tornadus worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tornadus is $3.59; 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 Tornadus from?
Tornadus is from the Pokémon set "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Tornadus?
Tornadus is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
Other Tornadus printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
