Pokémon · Black & White
Klinklang
Plasma Storm · #90 · Rare Holo · 2013
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From
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Market reference
$1.65
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 90 / 138
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · Team Plasma
- Evolves from
- Klang
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 601
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 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 Klinklang plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Heavy Bullet) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥70 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.
- 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 Klang first).
How to beat Klinklang
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- 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
- 1.23 copies on average · 13 decks
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.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Klinklang?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The minigear spins at high speed. Then the energy from the red core charges the minigear to make it ready to fire."
Ability: Plasma Steel
Prevent all damage done to your Metal Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon-EX.
MMCHeavy Bullet — 70
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Klinklang 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 2026/07/28| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.94 | $1.65 | $26.44 | $1.65 | $1.82 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.67 | $3.30 | $33.00 | $2.14 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.00 |
| 7-day average | €1.88 |
| 30-day average | €1.89 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €2.62 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.48 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.65 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.93 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.93 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Klinklang is real?
Klinklang 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 Klinklang worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Klinklang is $1.65; 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 Klinklang from?
Klinklang is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Storm" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Klinklang?
Klinklang is a Rare Holo card in the Plasma Storm set.
Other Klinklang printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
