Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Kangaskhan

Scarlet & Violet

Destined Rivals · #204 · Illustration Rare · 2025

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Card facts

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Set position: 204 / 244
Release year: 2025
Rarity: Illustration Rare
HP: 120
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Regulation mark: I
Illustrator: Mékayu
Pokédex #: 115
Series: Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 90 damage; 30 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 Kangaskhan 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 (Dizzy Punch) 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 Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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.
Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Kangaskhan

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

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$1.77 · in 22% of decks

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$0.28 · in 21% of decks

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$0.28 · in 10% of decks

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$0.25 · in 10% of decks

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About this card

HP: 120Type:CColorlessSubtype: Basic

"There are records of a lost human child being raised by a childless Kangaskhan."

CCGentle Slap — 50

CCCDizzy Punch — 90×

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 90 damage for each heads.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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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 2026/07/10

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$8.00	$13.25	$100.02	$12.00	$13.91

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€7.75
7-day average	€8.17
30-day average	€8.07
Low	€3.95
Trend price	€8.20
Low (excellent+)	€3.95
averageSellPrice	€8.06

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Kangaskhan is real?

Kangaskhan 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 Kangaskhan worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kangaskhan is $12.00; 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 Kangaskhan from?

Kangaskhan is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Kangaskhan?

Kangaskhan is a Illustration Rare card in the Destined Rivals set.