Pokémon · Platinum
Aggron
Rising Rivals · #14 · Rare · 2009
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Market reference
$2.35
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 14 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Lairon
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 306
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 17.5 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
Strategy & play
How Aggron plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Heavy Impact) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 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 ≥65 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 Lairon first).
How to beat Aggron
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥65 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
- 3 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Aggron?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCReturn Blow
If Aggron was damaged by an attack during your opponent's last turn, this attack does the same amount of damage done to Aggron to the Defending Pokémon.
MCCMetal Fang — 40
You may discard the top card of your deck. If you do, remove 2 damage counters and all Special Conditions from Aggron.
MMCCHeavy Impact — 70
Weakness:R+30
Resistance:P-20
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.45 | $2.30 | $33.30 | $2.35 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.00 | $5.00 | $58.10 | $4.61 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.44 |
| 7-day average | €1.73 |
| 30-day average | €1.42 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.21 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.50 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.82 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.21 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.77 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Aggron is real?
Aggron 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 Aggron worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Aggron is $2.35; 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 Aggron from?
Aggron is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Aggron?
Aggron is a Rare card in the Rising Rivals set.
Other Aggron printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
