Pokémon · Black & White
Tirtouga
Plasma Blast · #27 · Uncommon · 2013
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Market reference
$1.14
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 27 / 105
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Restored
- Evolves from
- Cover Fossil
- Evolves to
- Carracosta
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 564
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Strategy & play
How Tirtouga plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Slam) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Tirtouga
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 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
- 2.34 copies on average · 38 decks
- Match win rate
- 40.1%
- -6.9 pts vs the 47.0% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Antique Cover Fossil
in 95% of decks · 35 seen
Fossil Quarry
in 59% of decks · 22 seen
Antique Armor Fossil
in 27% of decks · 10 seen
Colress's Tenacity
in 46% of decks · 17 seen
Legacy Energy
in 41% of decks · 15 seen
Mist Energy
in 46% of decks · 17 seen
Energy Retrieval
in 27% of decks · 10 seen
Xerosic's Machinations
in 27% of decks · 10 seen
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Tirtouga?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon was restored from a fossil. It swam skillfully and dove to depths beyond half a mile."
Ability: Prehistoric Call
Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is in your discard pile, you may put this Pokémon on the bottom of your deck.
WCCSlam — 30×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
Put this card onto your Bench only with the effect of Cover Fossil
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Tirtouga or Plasma Blast.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tirtouga 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 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.38 | $0.94 | $19.98 | $1.14 | $1.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.00 | $2.14 | $34.50 | $2.39 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/14| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.27 |
| 30-day average | €0.43 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.45 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.73 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.45 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.27 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.44 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tirtouga is real?
Tirtouga 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 Tirtouga worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tirtouga is $1.14; 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 Tirtouga from?
Tirtouga is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Blast" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Tirtouga?
Tirtouga is a Uncommon card in the Plasma Blast set.
Other Tirtouga printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
