Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Aggron
HS—Triumphant · #1 · Rare Holo · 2010
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Market reference
$10.82
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 1 / 103
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Lairon
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 306
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 15 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
Strategy & play
How Aggron plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Guard Claw) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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 Lairon first).
How to beat Aggron
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 3 copies on average · 1 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Aggron?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"You can tell its age by the length of its iron horns. It claims an entire mountain as its territory."
MMCSecond Strike — 40
If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 40 damage plus 40 more damage.
MMCCGuard Claw — 60
During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Aggron by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCCC
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $5.42 | $9.00 | $80.34 | $10.82 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $6.61 | $24.99 | $250.00 | $10.86 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.25 |
| 7-day average | €2.77 |
| 30-day average | €2.64 |
| Low | €0.44 |
| Trend price | €3.64 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.85 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.89 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.59 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.67 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.41 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.80 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Aggron is real?
Aggron 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 Aggron worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Aggron is $10.82; 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 Aggron from?
Aggron is from the Pokémon set "HS—Triumphant" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Aggron?
Aggron is a Rare Holo card in the HS—Triumphant set.
Other Aggron printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
