Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Thwackey
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #115 · Promo · 2023
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Market reference
$10.16
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 115 / 196
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Grookey
- Evolves to
- Rillaboom
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Uninori
- Pokédex #
- 811
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Thwackey 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 Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Grookey; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 4% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.
How to beat Thwackey
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 4% of decks
- 3.57 copies on average · 1978 decks
- Match win rate
- 48.1%
- +0.9 pts vs the 47.2% field average
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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Uninori
This card was illustrated by Uninori.
Building around Thwackey?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The faster a Thwackey can beat out a rhythm with its two sticks, the more respect it wins from its peers."
Ability: Boom Boom Groove
Once during your turn, if your Active Pokémon has the Festival Lead Ability, you may search your deck for a card and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
GGBeat — 50
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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Recent tournament results
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Tournament play
This printing of Thwackey has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Thwackey — Twilight Masquerade
Played in 1,061 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 | $9.19 | $11.18 | $9,999.00 | $10.16 | $88.86 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.74 |
| 7-day average | €3.86 |
| 30-day average | €3.72 |
| Low | €1.40 |
| Trend price | €3.80 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.45 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.63 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Thwackey is real?
Thwackey 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 Thwackey worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Thwackey is $10.16; 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 Thwackey from?
Thwackey is from the Pokémon set "Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Thwackey?
Thwackey is a Promo card in the Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos set.
Other Thwackey printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
