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Blitzle
McDonald's Collection 2011 · #6 · 2011
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Market reference
$4.16
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 6 / 12
- Release year
- 2011
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Zebstrika
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 522
- Series
- Other
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 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 Blitzle 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 (Quick Attack) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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 Blitzle
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Blitzle?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its mane shines when it discharges electricity. They use their flashing manes to communicate with one another."
LCQuick Attack — 10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Blitzle 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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.75 | $4.27 | $52.40 | $4.16 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.30 |
| 7-day average | €1.21 |
| 30-day average | €1.94 |
| Low | €0.09 |
| Trend price | €1.68 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.45 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.39 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.66 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.55 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.55 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.66 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Blitzle is real?
Blitzle 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 Blitzle worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Blitzle is $4.16; 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 Blitzle from?
Blitzle is from the Pokémon set "McDonald's Collection 2011" in the Other series, released in 2011.
Other Blitzle printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
