Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Turtwig
Majestic Dawn · #78 · Common · 2008
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Market reference
$2.13
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 78 / 100
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Grotle
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 387
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Turtwig 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 (Bite) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥30 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 Turtwig
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.5 copies on average · 2 decks
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Turtwig?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
GCBite — 30
Persim Berry: If Turtwig is Confused, remove the Special Condition Confused from Turtwig at the end of each player's turn.
Weakness:R+10
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:CC
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.96 | $2.19 | $19.98 | $2.13 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $5.00 | $11.99 | $15.71 | $13.34 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.80 |
| 7-day average | €0.63 |
| 30-day average | €0.59 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.64 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.69 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.38 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.62 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.49 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.70 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Turtwig is real?
Turtwig 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 Turtwig worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Turtwig is $2.13; 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 Turtwig from?
Turtwig is from the Pokémon set "Majestic Dawn" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Turtwig?
Turtwig is a Common card in the Majestic Dawn set.
Other Turtwig printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
