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Cobalion

Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Cobalion

Sword & Shield

Silver Tempest · #126 · Rare · 2022

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Market reference

$0.15

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Card facts

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Set position
126 / 215
Release year
2022
Rarity
Rare
HP
120
Subtype
Basic
Retreat cost
2 energy
Regulation mark
F
Illustrator
Shin Nagasawa
Pokédex #
638
Series
Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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

Primary role
Search / Tutor
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

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Cobalion plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
  • Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
  • Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Cobalion

  • Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
  • KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
1 copies on average · 1 decks

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About this card

HP: 120Type:MMetalSubtype: Basic

"This Pokémon appears in a legend alongside Terrakion and Virizion, fighting against humans in defense of the Unova region's Pokémon."

Ability: Justified Law

Your Basic Pokémon's attacks do 30 more damage to your opponent's Active Darkness Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

CCFollow-Up — 30

Choose up to 2 of your Benched Pokémon. For each of those Pokémon, search your deck for a basic Energy card and attach it to that Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

Weakness:R×2

Resistance:G-30

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

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
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.03$0.19$20.00$0.15$0.05
Reverse Holofoil$0.10$0.31$17.80$0.31$0.27

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/21
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.03
7-day average€0.06
30-day average€0.08
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.06
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.20
Reverse holo 7-day€0.32
reverseHoloSell€0.50
averageSellPrice€0.07
Reverse holo 30-day€0.39
Reverse holo trend€0.39

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Cobalion is real?

Cobalion 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 Cobalion worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Cobalion is $0.15; 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 Cobalion from?

Cobalion is from the Pokémon set "Silver Tempest" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.

What rarity is Cobalion?

Cobalion is a Rare card in the Silver Tempest set.