Pokémon · Platinum
Ambipom G
Rising Rivals · #56 · Common · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.43
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 56 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic · SP
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Makoto Imai
- Pokédex #
- 424
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Ambipom G plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Snap Attack) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Ambipom G
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
More by Makoto Imai
This card was illustrated by Makoto Imai.
Building around Ambipom G?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CTail Code
Move an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon to another of your opponent's Pokémon.
CCSnap Attack — 60
If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, this attack's base damage is 20 instead of 60.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Ambipom G
Tournaments scanned
304
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 1st
Top decks running Ambipom G
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 | $0.16 | $0.40 | $1.50 | $0.43 | $0.35 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.30 | $29.99 | $53.00 | $3.14 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.20 |
| 30-day average | €0.18 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.11 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.80 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.47 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.62 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.58 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.44 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ambipom G is real?
Ambipom 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 Ambipom G worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ambipom G is $0.43; 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 Ambipom G from?
Ambipom G is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Ambipom G?
Ambipom G is a Common card in the Rising Rivals set.
