Pokémon · Platinum
Mamoswine GL
Rising Rivals · #27 · Rare · 2009
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Market reference
$1.67
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 27 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic · SP
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 473
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 15 per Energy
- 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 Mamoswine GL 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 (Avalanche) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Mamoswine GL
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Mamoswine GL?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Icy Aura
As long as Mamoswine GL is your Active Pokémon, put 1 damage counter on each Active Pokémon (excluding Water Pokémon) (both yours and your opponent's) between turns.
WWCCAvalanche — 60
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:M×2
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:CCCC
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 | $1.20 | $3.50 | $96.93 | $1.67 | $96.93 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.95 | $4.95 | $7.47 | $6.23 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.80 |
| 7-day average | €1.80 |
| 30-day average | €1.53 |
| Low | €0.30 |
| Trend price | €1.81 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.90 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.75 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.60 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.58 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.71 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.70 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.12 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Mamoswine GL is real?
Mamoswine GL 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 Mamoswine GL worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mamoswine GL is $1.67; 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 Mamoswine GL from?
Mamoswine GL is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Mamoswine GL?
Mamoswine GL is a Rare card in the Rising Rivals set.
