Pokémon · Black & White
Gigalith
Emerging Powers · #53 · Rare · 2011
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From
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Market reference
$0.70
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 53 / 98
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Boldore
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 526
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 10 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 Gigalith plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. 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 ≥70 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 Boldore first).
How to beat Gigalith
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥70 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
- 2 copies on average · 2 decks
More by Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
Building around Gigalith?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The solar energy absorbed by its body's orange crystals is magnified internally and fired from its mouth."
FShear
Discard the top 5 cards of your deck. If any of those cards are Fighting Energy cards, attach them to this Pokémon.
CCCCRock Bullet — 40+
Does 20 more damage for each Fighting Energy attached to this Pokémon.
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 Gigalith 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 | $0.34 | $0.52 | $19.98 | $0.70 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.75 | $2.58 | $28.80 | $2.59 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €6.27 |
| 30-day average | €2.22 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €3.07 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.45 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.49 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.90 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.93 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.75 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Gigalith is real?
Gigalith 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 Gigalith worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Gigalith is $0.70; 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 Gigalith from?
Gigalith is from the Pokémon set "Emerging Powers" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Gigalith?
Gigalith is a Rare card in the Emerging Powers set.
Other Gigalith printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
