Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Oranguru

Sword & Shield

Sword & Shield · #148 · Rare Holo · 2020

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Market reference

$0.41

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Card facts

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Set position: 148 / 216
Release year: 2020
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 120
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Regulation mark: D
Illustrator: Shigenori Negishi
Pokédex #: 765
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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

Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 70 damage; 23.33 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 Oranguru 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 (Whap Down) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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.

How to beat Oranguru

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 1 copies on average · 9 decks

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.

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in 100% of decks · 11 seen

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in 100% of decks · 11 seen

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in 100% of decks · 11 seen

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About this card

HP: 120Type:CColorlessSubtype: Basic

"It knows the forest inside and out. If it comes across a wounded Pokémon, Oranguru will gather medicinal herbs to treat it."

Ability: Primate Wisdom

Once during your turn, you may switch a card from your hand with the top card of your deck.

CCCWhap Down — 70

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Oranguru

Tournaments scanned

315

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

Top decks running Oranguru

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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.

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Updated 2026/07/17

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$0.09	$0.40	$2.95	$0.41	$0.21
Reverse Holofoil	$0.22	$0.48	$2.34	$0.47	$0.49

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.12
7-day average	€0.71
30-day average	€0.63
Low	€0.05
Trend price	€0.63
Low (excellent+)	€0.05
Reverse holo low	€0.15
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.45
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.95
reverseHoloSell	€1.31
averageSellPrice	€0.65
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.85
Reverse holo trend	€0.96

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Oranguru is real?

Oranguru 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 Oranguru worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Oranguru is $0.41; 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 Oranguru from?

Oranguru is from the Pokémon set "Sword & Shield" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.

What rarity is Oranguru?

Oranguru is a Rare Holo card in the Sword & Shield set.