Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Cobalion
Lost Thunder · #129 · Rare Holo · 2018
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Market reference
$0.70
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 129 / 240
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 638
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 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 Cobalion 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 (Metal Arms) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 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 ≥60 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 Cobalion
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Cobalion?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has a body and heart of steel. It worked with its allies to punish people when they hurt Pokémon."
MCGuard Press — 30
During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
MMCMetal Arms — 80+
If this Pokémon has a Pokémon Tool card attached to it, this attack does 40 more damage.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Cobalion was legal.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.39 | $0.71 | $1.99 | $0.70 | $0.70 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.39 | $0.75 | $19.98 | $0.73 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.45 |
| 7-day average | €1.93 |
| 30-day average | €1.26 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €1.87 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.46 |
| reverseHoloSell | €10.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.71 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.66 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.72 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Cobalion is real?
Cobalion 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 Cobalion worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Cobalion is $0.70; 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 Cobalion from?
Cobalion is from the Pokémon set "Lost Thunder" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Cobalion?
Cobalion is a Rare Holo card in the Lost Thunder set.
Other Cobalion printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
