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Altaria

Diamond & Pearl

Great Encounters · #12 · Rare · 2008

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Card facts

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Set position: 12 / 106
Release year: 2008
Rarity: Rare
HP: 80
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Swablu
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Kagemaru Himeno
Pokédex #: 334
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 60 damage; 40 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

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

Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
Its main attack (Cotton Cloud) 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 Colorless ×2 — a Colorless 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 Colorless weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

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About this card

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

"It looks like a fluffy cloud when it is in flight. It hums with its soprano voice."

CDragonbreath — 40

Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

CCCCotton Cloud — 60

During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Altaria by attacks from your opponent's Evolved Pokémon is reduced by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Weakness:C+20

Resistance:F-20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/03

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$1.25	$3.99	$42.10	$3.40	—
Reverse Holofoil	$39.95	$60.88	$139.80	$16.00	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.00
7-day average	€0.81
30-day average	€0.98
Low	€0.25
Trend price	€0.76
Low (excellent+)	€0.50
Reverse holo low	€0.34
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.50
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.24
reverseHoloSell	€1.52
averageSellPrice	€0.86
Reverse holo 30-day	€2.03
Reverse holo trend	€2.36

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, the current market reference price for Altaria is $3.40; 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 "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.

What rarity is Altaria?

Altaria is a Rare card in the Great Encounters set.