Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Galarian Darumaka
Shining Fates Shiny Vault · #SV023 · Rare Shiny · 2021
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Market reference
$2.28
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SV023 / 122
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare Shiny
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Darmanitan
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- SATOSHI NAKAI
- Pokédex #
- 554
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Galarian Darumaka 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 (Ice Punch) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal 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.
How to beat Galarian Darumaka
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by SATOSHI NAKAI
This card was illustrated by SATOSHI NAKAI.
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About this card
"It lived in snowy areas for so long that its fire sac cooled off and atrophied. It now has an organ that generates cold instead."
WCIce Punch — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:M×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Galarian Darumaka was legal.
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.63 | $2.30 | $9.99 | $2.28 | $2.62 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.79 |
| 7-day average | €2.79 |
| 30-day average | €2.43 |
| Low | €1.50 |
| Trend price | €2.56 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.86 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.71 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.32 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Galarian Darumaka is real?
Galarian Darumaka 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 Galarian Darumaka worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Galarian Darumaka is $2.28; 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 Galarian Darumaka from?
Galarian Darumaka is from the Pokémon set "Shining Fates Shiny Vault" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Galarian Darumaka?
Galarian Darumaka is a Rare Shiny card in the Shining Fates Shiny Vault set.
Other Galarian Darumaka printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
