Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Torterra
HS—Unleashed · #10 · Rare Holo · 2010
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$10.73
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 10 / 96
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Grotle
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- match
- Pokédex #
- 389
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 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 Torterra plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Land Crush) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass 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 Grotle first).
How to beat Torterra
- 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Torterra?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Ancient people imagined that beneath the ground, a gigantic Torterra dwelled."
GCCGiga Drain — 40
Remove from Torterra the number of damage counters equal to the damage you did to the Defending Pokémon.
GCCCLand Crush — 80
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Torterra
Tournaments scanned
301
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Torterra
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 | $9.99 | $13.76 | $139.46 | $10.73 | $139.46 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $8.99 | $15.00 | $139.50 | $13.29 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.75 |
| 7-day average | €5.89 |
| 30-day average | €4.10 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €5.00 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.15 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.15 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.91 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.83 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.54 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Torterra is real?
Torterra 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 Torterra worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Torterra is $10.73; 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 Torterra from?
Torterra is from the Pokémon set "HS—Unleashed" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Torterra?
Torterra is a Rare Holo card in the HS—Unleashed set.
Other Torterra printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
