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Altaria

Sun & Moon

Dragon Majesty · #40a · Rare Holo · 2018

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Card facts

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Set position: 40a / 80
Release year: 2018
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 80
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Swablu
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Shin Nagasawa
Pokédex #: 334
Series: Sun & Moon

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 20 damage; 10 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Strategy & play

How Altaria plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Pierce) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Dragon type, weak to Fairy ×2 — a Fairy attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Swablu; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Altaria

Exploit its Fairy weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

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About this card

HP: 80Type:NDragonSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Swablu

"On sunny days, it flies freely through the sky and blends into the clouds. It sings in a beautiful soprano."

Ability: Fight Song

Your Dragon Pokémon's attacks do 20 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

CCPierce — 20

Weakness:Y×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Altaria was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

6 days ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

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2 weeks ago

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The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

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.

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/03/11

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.25
7-day average	€0.69
30-day average	€1.51
Low	€0.35
Trend price	€1.25
Low (excellent+)	€0.40
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.30
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.40
averageSellPrice	€1.02
Reverse holo 30-day	€1.41
Reverse holo trend	€1.32

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Altaria is real?

Altaria 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 Altaria worth?

As of the latest data, 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 Altaria from?

Altaria is from the Pokémon set "Dragon Majesty" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.

What rarity is Altaria?

Altaria is a Rare Holo card in the Dragon Majesty set.