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Accelgor

Pokémon · Black & White

Accelgor

Black & White

Plasma Blast · #8 · Rare · 2013

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Market reference

$0.43

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
8 / 105
Release year
2013
Rarity
Rare
HP
80
Subtype
Stage 1 · Team Plasma
Evolves from
Shelmet
Illustrator
5ban Graphics
Pokédex #
617
Series
Black & White

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Disruption
Damage efficiency
30 damage
20 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Stage 1
One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

AttackerStatus Conditions

Strategy & play

How Accelgor plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
  • Its main attack (Signal Beam) 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 ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • A Stage 1 — one step up from Shelmet; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Accelgor

  • Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.
  • On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
3.33 copies on average · 6 decks

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About this card

HP: 80Type:GGrassSubtype: Stage 1 · Team PlasmaEvolves from: Shelmet

"When its body dries out, it weakens. So it wraps a membrane around itself for protection while it spits poison."

CRetribution — 20

If an Escavalier you had in play was Knocked Out by damage from an opponent's attack during his or her last turn, put all Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon into your opponent's hand.

GCSignal Beam — 30

The Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Weakness:R×2

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/27
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.30$0.60$16.74$0.43$0.49
Reverse Holofoil$0.48$0.87$18.70$0.94$0.87

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.49
7-day average€0.36
30-day average€0.54
Low€0.09
Trend price€0.44
Low (excellent+)€0.10
Reverse holo low€0.15
reverseHoloAvg1€0.84
Reverse holo 7-day€1.30
reverseHoloSell€0.63
averageSellPrice€0.34
Reverse holo 30-day€0.97
Reverse holo trend€1.15

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Accelgor is real?

Accelgor 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 Accelgor worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Accelgor is $0.43; 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 Accelgor from?

Accelgor is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Blast" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.

What rarity is Accelgor?

Accelgor is a Rare card in the Plasma Blast set.