Pokémon · Black & White
Boldore
Emerging Powers · #52 · Uncommon · 2011
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Market reference
$0.42
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 52 / 98
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Roggenrola
- Evolves to
- Gigalith
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 525
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 Boldore plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Hard Crash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass 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.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Roggenrola; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Boldore
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 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 copies on average · 2 decks
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Boldore?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Because its energy was too great to be contained, the energy leaked and formed orange crystals."
CCHeadbutt — 30
FCCHard Crash — 60+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. If tails, this Pokémon does 20 damage to itself.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Boldore 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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.07 | $0.32 | $19.98 | $0.42 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.30 | $0.57 | $19.98 | $0.52 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.13 |
| 30-day average | €0.11 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.39 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.58 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.13 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.53 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.37 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Boldore is real?
Boldore 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 Boldore worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Boldore is $0.42; 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 Boldore from?
Boldore is from the Pokémon set "Emerging Powers" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Boldore?
Boldore is a Uncommon card in the Emerging Powers set.
Other Boldore printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
