Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Garganacl
Paradox Rift · #202 · Illustration Rare · 2023
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Market reference
$6.31
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 202 / 266
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Naclstack
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- kodama
- Pokédex #
- 934
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 140 damage
- 46.67 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Garganacl plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥80 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 Naclstack first).
How to beat Garganacl
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 5 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by kodama
This card was illustrated by kodama.
Building around Garganacl?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Garganacl will rub its fingertips together and sprinkle injured Pokémon with salt. Even severe wounds will promptly heal afterward."
Ability: Energizing Rock Salt
Once during your turn, you may attach a Basic Fighting Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Pokémon. If you attached Energy to a Pokémon in this way, heal 30 damage from that Pokémon.
FFFLand Crush — 140
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Garganacl or Paradox Rift.
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Aug 9, 2026
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Aug 10, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Garganacl was legal.
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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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $4.00 | $6.49 | $100.00 | $6.31 | $7.95 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.05 |
| 7-day average | €3.03 |
| 30-day average | €3.29 |
| Low | €1.98 |
| Trend price | €3.27 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.98 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.27 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Garganacl is real?
Garganacl 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 Garganacl worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Garganacl is $6.31; 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 Garganacl from?
Garganacl is from the Pokémon set "Paradox Rift" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Garganacl?
Garganacl is a Illustration Rare card in the Paradox Rift set.
Other Garganacl printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
