Pokémon · Platinum
Dialga
Platinum · #5 · Rare Holo · 2009
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From
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Market reference
$18.37
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 483
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Dialga plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥50 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 1 copy.
How to beat Dialga
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 1.03 copies on average · 183 decks
- Match win rate
- 47.1%
- -0.1 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
Steven's Metang
in 71% of decks · 129 seen
Steven's Beldum
in 71% of decks · 129 seen
Steven's Metagross ex
in 71% of decks · 129 seen
Piplup
in 57% of decks · 103 seen
Empoleon ex
in 57% of decks · 103 seen
Deoxys
in 19% of decks · 34 seen
Mega Skarmory ex
in 82% of decks · 148 seen
Mega Mawile ex
in 57% of decks · 103 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Dialga?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has the power to control time. It appears in Sinnoh-region myths as an ancient deity."
Poké-Power: Reverse Time
Once during your turn, when you put Dialga from your hand onto your Bench, you may search your discard pile for up to 3 in any combination of Pokémon (excluding Pokémon LV.X) and basic Energy cards. Show them to your opponent and put them on top of your deck in any order.
MCCTime-Space Traveling — 50
Draw cards until you have 7 cards in your hand.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Dialga has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Dialga — Mega Evolution
Played in 76 recent decks
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $9.00 | $18.55 | $291.44 | $18.37 | $18.99 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $7.00 | $11.55 | $132.00 | $10.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.50 |
| 7-day average | €6.16 |
| 30-day average | €5.59 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €6.41 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.71 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.59 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.17 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.70 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dialga is real?
Dialga 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 Dialga worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dialga is $18.37; 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 Dialga from?
Dialga is from the Pokémon set "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Dialga?
Dialga is a Rare Holo card in the Platinum set.
Other Dialga printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
