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Rillaboom

Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Rillaboom

Sword & Shield

Shining Fates · #13 · Rare Holo · 2021

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Market reference

$0.26

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Card facts

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Set position
13 / 73
Release year
2021
Rarity
Rare Holo
HP
170
Subtype
Stage 2
Evolves from
Thwackey
Retreat cost
3 energy
Regulation mark
D
Illustrator
Anesaki Dynamic
Pokédex #
812
Series
Sword & Shield

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Ability Engine
Damage efficiency
140 damage
35 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

AttackerSearch / Tutor

Strategy & play

How Rillaboom 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 ≥85 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Retreat cost 3 — 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 Thwackey first).

How to beat Rillaboom

  • Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥85 damage one-shots it.
  • KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.
  • Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
1% of decks
1 copies on average · 451 decks
Match win rate
47.3%
+0.0 pts vs the 47.3% field average

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About this card

HP: 170Type:GGrassSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Thwackey

"By drumming, it taps into the power of its special tree stump. The roots of the stump follow its direction in battle."

Ability: Voltage Beat

Once during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 2 Grass Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

GGGCHammer In — 140

Weakness:R×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Rillaboom has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

RillaboomTwilight Masquerade

Played in 127 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 2026/07/16
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$0.05$0.28$5.48$0.26$0.17
Reverse Holofoil$0.14$0.27$19.98$0.26$0.20

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/30
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.10
7-day average€0.13
30-day average€0.21
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.20
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.04
reverseHoloAvg1€0.15
Reverse holo 7-day€0.23
reverseHoloSell€0.27
averageSellPrice€0.22
Reverse holo 30-day€0.28
Reverse holo trend€0.25

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Rillaboom is real?

Rillaboom 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 Rillaboom worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Rillaboom is $0.26; 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 Rillaboom from?

Rillaboom is from the Pokémon set "Shining Fates" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.

What rarity is Rillaboom?

Rillaboom is a Rare Holo card in the Shining Fates set.