Pokémon · Platinum
Honchkrow G
Platinum · #77 · Common · 2009
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Market reference
$0.48
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 77 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic · SP
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yusuke Ishikawa
- Pokédex #
- 430
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- 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 Honchkrow G plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Honchkrow G
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Yusuke Ishikawa
This card was illustrated by Yusuke Ishikawa.
Building around Honchkrow G?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Honcho's Command
Search your deck for up to 2 in any combination of Stadium cards or Trainer cards that has Team Galactic's Invention in its name, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
DCTarget Attack
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. If that Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.19 | $0.40 | $19.02 | $0.48 | $0.19 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.40 | $4.49 | $32.70 | $5.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €0.38 |
| 30-day average | €0.31 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.28 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €6.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.57 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.75 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.28 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.85 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.76 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Honchkrow G is real?
Honchkrow G 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 Honchkrow G worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Honchkrow G is $0.48; 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 Honchkrow G from?
Honchkrow G is from the Pokémon set "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Honchkrow G?
Honchkrow G is a Common card in the Platinum set.
