Pokémon · POP
Garchomp
POP Series 9 · #1 · Rare · 2009
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From
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Market reference
$68.88
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 1 / 17
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Gabite
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 445
- Series
- POP
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 80 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 Garchomp plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Jet Sword) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Colorless ×2 — a Colorless attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- 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 Gabite first).
How to beat Garchomp
- Exploit its Colorless weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Garchomp?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It flies at speeds equal to a jet fighter plane. It never allows its prey to escape."
CDragon Rage — 80
Flip 2 coins. If either of them is tails, this attack does nothing.
CCCJet Sword — 100
Discard 2 Energy attached to Garchomp and this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:C+30
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 | $45.00 | $72.32 | $11,762.66 | $68.88 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €22.00 |
| 7-day average | €17.75 |
| 30-day average | €12.51 |
| Low | €7.00 |
| Trend price | €18.37 |
| Low (excellent+) | €29.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.11 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €20.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.11 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Garchomp is real?
Garchomp 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 Garchomp worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Garchomp is $68.88; 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 Garchomp from?
Garchomp is from the Pokémon set "POP Series 9" in the POP series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Garchomp?
Garchomp is a Rare card in the POP Series 9 set.
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