Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Coalossal
Darkness Ablaze · #198 · Rare Secret · 2020
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From
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Market reference
$5.34
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 198 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare Secret
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Carkol
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- PLANETA Tsuji
- Pokédex #
- 839
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 32.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Coalossal plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥80 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Carkol first).
How to beat Coalossal
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 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
- 3.5 copies on average · 2 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by PLANETA Tsuji
This card was illustrated by PLANETA Tsuji.
Building around Coalossal?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It's usually peaceful, but the vandalism of mines enrages it. Offenders will be incinerated with flames that reach 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit."
Ability: Tar Generator
Once during your turn, you may attach a Fire Energy card, a Fighting Energy card, or 1 of each from your discard pile to your Pokémon in any way you like.
FCCCFlaming Avalanche — 130
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Coalossal 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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $4.00 | $5.75 | $49.95 | $5.34 | $5.36 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.00 |
| 7-day average | €8.37 |
| 30-day average | €9.02 |
| Low | €4.99 |
| Trend price | €8.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €31.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €30.67 |
| averageSellPrice | €8.75 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €31.60 |
| Reverse holo trend | €28.25 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Coalossal is real?
Coalossal 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 Coalossal worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Coalossal is $5.34; 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 Coalossal from?
Coalossal is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Coalossal?
Coalossal is a Rare Secret card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
Other Coalossal printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
