Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Crustle
Evolving Skies · #12 · Uncommon · 2021
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Market reference
$0.07
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 12 / 237
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Dwebble
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- sowsow
- Pokédex #
- 558
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 43.33 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 Crustle plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Hammer In) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥65 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.
How to beat Crustle
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥65 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
- 2% of decks
- 2.9 copies on average · 1015 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.9%
- +2.7 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
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More by sowsow
This card was illustrated by sowsow.
Building around Crustle?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its thick claws are its greatest weapons. They're mighty enough to crack Rhyperior's carapace."
GCX-Scissor — 30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 60 more damage.
GGCHammer In — 130
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Crustle was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Crustle has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Crustle — Destined Rivals
Played in 287 recent decks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.02 | $0.15 | $30.00 | $0.07 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.23 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/29| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.27 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.18 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.23 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Crustle is real?
Crustle 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 Crustle worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Crustle is $0.07; 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 Crustle from?
Crustle is from the Pokémon set "Evolving Skies" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Crustle?
Crustle is a Uncommon card in the Evolving Skies set.
Other Crustle printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
