Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver

Kangaskhan

HeartGold & SoulSilver

HS—Triumphant · #36 · Uncommon · 2010

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Market reference

$0.63

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Card facts

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Set position: 36 / 103
Release year: 2010
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 80
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex #: 115
Series: HeartGold & SoulSilver

Card analysis

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Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 50 damage; 16.67 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Kangaskhan 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.
Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
Its main attack (Dizzy Punch) 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 Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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.

How to beat Kangaskhan

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
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: Basic

"If it is safe, the young gets out of the belly pouch to play. The adult keeps a close eye on the youngster."

CCSplit Spiral Punch — 20

The Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

CCCDizzy Punch — 50×

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:CCC

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 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.17	$0.47	$19.98	$0.63	—
Reverse Holofoil	$24.51	$39.99	$239.94	$7.90	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/05/14

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.79
7-day average	€0.66
30-day average	€0.60
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.58
Low (excellent+)	€0.20
Reverse holo low	€0.40
reverseHoloAvg1	€3.80
Reverse holo 7-day	€2.18
reverseHoloSell	€0.65
averageSellPrice	€0.63
Reverse holo 30-day	€2.06
Reverse holo trend	€2.09

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Kangaskhan is real?

Kangaskhan 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 Kangaskhan worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kangaskhan is $0.63; 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 Kangaskhan from?

Kangaskhan is from the Pokémon set "HS—Triumphant" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.

What rarity is Kangaskhan?

Kangaskhan is a Uncommon card in the HS—Triumphant set.