Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Iron Thorns
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #98 · Promo · 2023
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Market reference
$2.59
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 98 / 196
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Basic · Future
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Tonji Matsuno
- Pokédex #
- 995
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 140 damage
- 35 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 Iron Thorns 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 (Megaton Lariat) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 140 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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.
How to beat Iron Thorns
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Tonji Matsuno
This card was illustrated by Tonji Matsuno.
Building around Iron Thorns?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Some of its notable features match those of an object named within a certain expedition journal as Iron Thorns."
LCDestructo-Press — 70×
Reveal the top 5 cards of your deck. This attack does 70 damage for each Future card you find there. Then, discard those Future cards and shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
LLLCMegaton Lariat — 140
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Iron Thorns or Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Iron Thorns was legal.
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Tournament play
This printing of Iron Thorns has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Iron Thorns ex — Twilight Masquerade
Played in 45 recent decks
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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.50 | $3.00 | $9,999.00 | $2.59 | $2.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/28| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €27.50 |
| 7-day average | €43.49 |
| 30-day average | €31.72 |
| Low | €45.00 |
| Trend price | €43.76 |
| Low (excellent+) | €50.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €27.50 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Iron Thorns is real?
Iron Thorns 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 Iron Thorns worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Iron Thorns is $2.59; 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 Iron Thorns from?
Iron Thorns is from the Pokémon set "Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Iron Thorns?
Iron Thorns is a Promo card in the Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos set.
Other Iron Thorns printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
