Pokémon · EX
Armaldo
Power Keepers · #3 · Rare Holo · 2007
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$15.41
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 108
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Anorith
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 348
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 Armaldo plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Mach Claw) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥60 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 Anorith first).
How to beat Armaldo
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Armaldo?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
FRock Blast
Discard up to 5 Fighting Energy cards attached to Armaldo. For each Energy card you discarded, choose an opponent's Pokémon in play and this attack does 20 damage to those Pokémon. (You may choose the same Pokémon more than once.) This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance.
CCCMach Claw — 60
This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $6.18 | $42.03 | $199.90 | $15.41 | $46.04 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $15.99 | $35.00 | $669.70 | $8.46 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.95 |
| 7-day average | €4.10 |
| 30-day average | €4.34 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €4.13 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.17 |
| reverseHoloSell | €10.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.31 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.59 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.19 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Armaldo is real?
Armaldo 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 Armaldo worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Armaldo is $15.41; 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 Armaldo from?
Armaldo is from the Pokémon set "Power Keepers" in the EX series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Armaldo?
Armaldo is a Rare Holo card in the Power Keepers set.
Other Armaldo printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
