Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Thwackey
Shining Fates · #12 · Uncommon · 2021
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Market reference
$0.09
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 12 / 73
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Grookey
- Evolves to
- Rillaboom
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- 0313
- Pokédex #
- 811
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Thwackey plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥45 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 — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- 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.
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: Lay of the Land
If you have a Stadium in play, this Pokémon has no Retreat Cost.
GBranch Poké — 20
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Thwackey was legal.
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 1,134 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| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.17 | $25.06 | $0.09 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.03 | $0.25 | $25.26 | $0.25 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.14 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.16 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.16 |
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 $0.09; 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 "Shining Fates" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Thwackey?
Thwackey is a Uncommon card in the Shining Fates set.
Other Thwackey printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
