Pokémon · XY

Altaria

Roaring Skies · #53 · Uncommon · 2015

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Card facts

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Set position: 53 / 112
Release year: 2015
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 80
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Swablu
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex #: 334
Series: XY

Card analysis

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Primary role: Draw
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 15 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

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AttackerStatus Conditions

Strategy & play

How Altaria plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
Needs Water / Metal Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
Dragon type, weak to Fairy ×2 — a Fairy 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.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Swablu; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Altaria

Exploit its Fairy weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

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About this card

HP: 80Type:NDragonSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Swablu

"On sunny days, it flies freely through the sky and blends into the clouds. It sings in a beautiful soprano."

CSong of Echoes

Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw a number of cards equal to the number of Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's).

WMMidnight Eyes — 30

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.

Weakness:Y×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Altaria was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

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last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

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3 weeks ago

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 2026/07/19

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.08	$0.29	$4,321.00	$0.24	$0.10
Reverse Holofoil	$0.25	$0.59	$19.98	$0.57	$0.31

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/19

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.14
7-day average	€0.14
30-day average	€0.19
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.13
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.10
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.19
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.77
reverseHoloSell	€0.68
averageSellPrice	€0.15
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.58
Reverse holo trend	€0.66

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Altaria is real?

Altaria 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 Altaria worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Altaria is $0.24; 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 Altaria from?

Altaria is from the Pokémon set "Roaring Skies" in the XY series, released in 2015.

What rarity is Altaria?

Altaria is a Uncommon card in the Roaring Skies set.