Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Stakataka
SM Black Star Promos · #SM209 · Promo · 2017
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Market reference
$5.44
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM209 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic · Ultra Beast
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 805
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 110 damage
- 36.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Stakataka 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.
- Its main attack (Top Down) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass 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.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Stakataka
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Stakataka?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It appeared from an Ultra Wormhole. Each one appears to be made up of many life-forms stacked one on top of each other."
Ability: Wall of Stone
If your opponent has 3 or fewer Prize cards remaining, this Pokémon's maximum HP is 200.
FFCTop Down — 110
Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, discard the top card of your opponent's deck.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Stakataka 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.42 | $5.20 | $4,319.65 | $5.44 | $6.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €1.65 |
| 30-day average | €2.73 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €1.67 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.81 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.57 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.85 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.90 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Stakataka is real?
Stakataka 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 Stakataka worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Stakataka is $5.44; 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 Stakataka from?
Stakataka is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Stakataka?
Stakataka is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
Other Stakataka printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
