Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Treecko
Great Encounters · #90 · Common · 2008
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Market reference
$0.91
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 90 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Grovyle
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 252
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Treecko plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Absorb) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Treecko
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Treecko?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The soles of its feet are covered by countless tiny spikes, enabling it to walk on walls and ceilings."
CEnergy Ball — 10+
Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Treecko but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.
GCAbsorb — 20
Remove 1 damage counter from Treecko.
Weakness:R+10
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 | $0.30 | $0.89 | $19.98 | $0.91 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $15.00 | $39.99 | $89.99 | $8.60 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €0.44 |
| 30-day average | €0.29 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.30 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.30 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.75 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.26 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.59 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.39 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Treecko is real?
Treecko 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 Treecko worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Treecko is $0.91; 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 Treecko from?
Treecko is from the Pokémon set "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Treecko?
Treecko is a Common card in the Great Encounters set.
Other Treecko printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
