Pokémon · Platinum
Steelix GL
Rising Rivals · #51 · Uncommon · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.82
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 51 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic · SP
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 208
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 7.5 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 Steelix 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Squeeze) 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 ≥55 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 Steelix GL
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Steelix GL?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCMend
Search your discard pile for a Metal Energy card and attach it to Steelix GL. If you do, remove 1 damage counter from Steelix GL.
MMCCSqueeze — 30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 50 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-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 | $0.50 | $0.85 | $19.98 | $0.82 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $8.92 | $19.50 | $233.10 | $19.95 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.53 |
| 7-day average | €0.42 |
| 30-day average | €0.54 |
| Low | €0.04 |
| Trend price | €0.61 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.49 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.04 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.01 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.17 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Steelix GL is real?
Steelix 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 Steelix GL worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Steelix GL is $0.82; 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 Steelix GL from?
Steelix GL is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Steelix GL?
Steelix GL is a Uncommon card in the Rising Rivals set.
