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Garbodor

Sun & Moon

Guardians Rising · #51 · Rare · 2017

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Card facts

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Set position: 51 / 180
Release year: 2017
Rarity: Rare
HP: 120
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Trubbish
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex #: 569
Series: Sun & Moon

Card analysis

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Primary role: Disruption
Damage efficiency: 70 damage; 23.33 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 Garbodor plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Acid Spray) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥60 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 Trubbish; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Garbodor

Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

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About this card

HP: 120Type:PPsychicSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Trubbish

"Beware the poisonous liquid it shoots from its right arm. If even a little of it gets on you, you'll experience the effects of the unidentified toxin."

PTrashalanche — 20×

This attack does 20 damage for each Item card in your opponent's discard pile.

PCCAcid Spray — 70

Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Weakness:P×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Garbodor was legal.

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Expanded Tourney #2

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4 days ago

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⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Expanded

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Expanded Tourney #2

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The Wild Area Expanded #2 - 18 Codes

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The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes

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2 weeks ago

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The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes

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3 weeks ago

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Garbodor

Tournaments scanned

265

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

2 top-cut decks · best finish 1st

Top decks running Garbodor

1Drampa Garbodor
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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 2026/06/16

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.19	$0.43	$19.98	$0.43	—
Reverse Holofoil	$0.22	$0.70	$19.98	$0.69	$0.97

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/04

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.99
7-day average	€1.05
30-day average	€0.56
Trend price	€1.09
averageSellPrice	€1.24

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Garbodor is real?

Garbodor 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 Garbodor worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Garbodor is $0.43; 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 Garbodor from?

Garbodor is from the Pokémon set "Guardians Rising" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.

What rarity is Garbodor?

Garbodor is a Rare card in the Guardians Rising set.