Pokémon · Platinum
Walrein
Rising Rivals · #36 · Rare · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.93
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 36 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Sealeo
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- Pokédex #
- 365
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Walrein plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥70 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.
- 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 Sealeo first).
How to beat Walrein
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 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
- 1.47 copies on average · 17 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by kawayoo
This card was illustrated by kawayoo.
Building around Walrein?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It shatters ice with its big tusks. Its thick blubber repels not only the cold, but also enemy attacks."
Poké-Power: Gather Ice
Once during your turn (before your attack), when you play Walrein from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may attach as many Water Energy cards from your hand to Walrein as you like.
WWCCCold Crush — 70
Discard an Energy card attached to Walrein and then discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:M+30
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 | $0.49 | $1.50 | $29.97 | $1.93 | $25.48 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.69 | $15.00 | $19.98 | $7.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.95 |
| 7-day average | €0.82 |
| 30-day average | €0.82 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.92 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.48 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.95 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.67 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.88 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.87 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.82 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Walrein is real?
Walrein 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 Walrein worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Walrein is $1.93; 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 Walrein from?
Walrein is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Walrein?
Walrein is a Rare card in the Rising Rivals set.
Other Walrein printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
