Pokémon · Black & White
Accelgor
Dark Explorers · #11 · Rare · 2012
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From
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Market reference
$1.48
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 11 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Shelmet
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 617
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Accelgor plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Deck and Cover) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥45 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 Accelgor
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.27 copies on average · 11 decks
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 Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Accelgor?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When its body dries out, it weakens. So, to prevent dehydration, it wraps itself in many layers of thin membrane."
GHammer In — 20
CCDeck and Cover — 50
The Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned. Shuffle this Pokémon and all cards attached to it into your deck.
Weakness:R×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Accelgor 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 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.75 | $1.33 | $19.98 | $1.48 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.50 | $4.37 | $34.60 | $2.53 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.95 |
| 7-day average | €0.84 |
| 30-day average | €0.77 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €0.44 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.54 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.68 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.84 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.92 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.55 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Accelgor is real?
Accelgor 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 Accelgor worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Accelgor is $1.48; 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 Accelgor from?
Accelgor is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Accelgor?
Accelgor is a Rare card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Accelgor printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
