Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Brambleghast
Temporal Forces · #21 · Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$0.13
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Bramblin
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- otumami
- Pokédex #
- 947
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 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 Brambleghast plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Powerful Needles) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥50 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 1 — one step up from Bramblin; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Brambleghast
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 0% of decks
- 1.75 copies on average · 12 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.
Bramblin
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Yanma
in 92% of decks · 11 seen
Yanmega ex
in 92% of decks · 11 seen
Energy Recycler
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Forest of Vitality
in 92% of decks · 11 seen
Bug Catching Set
in 92% of decks · 11 seen
Buddy-Buddy Poffin
in 92% of decks · 11 seen
Lillie's Determination
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Building around Brambleghast?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Brambleghast wanders around arid regions. On rare occasions, mass outbreaks of these Pokémon will bury an entire town."
Ability: Resilient Soul
This Pokémon gets +50 HP for each Prize card your opponent has taken.
GCCPowerful Needles — 80×
Flip a coin for each Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 80 damage for each heads.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Brambleghast or Temporal Forces.
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Aug 3, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #7 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 3, 2026
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Aug 3, 2026
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Aug 3, 2026
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #17 | TCG Live
Aug 3, 2026
🇧🇷 33° Torneio Padrão do Zap! Especial Códigos
Aug 4, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Brambleghast was legal.
Rare Candy Club Showdown #35 (50 CODES)
today
Turn Zero Rising! #6 (100 Codes)
today
Kearney Free Entry Standard Tournament
today
Pokemon TCG Katowice #10
today
Tournoi amical LEAGUE canto N61°
today
SEASAC League Challenge #6 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Brambleghast
Tournaments scanned
287
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 8th
Top decks running Brambleghast
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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.18 | $2.99 | $0.13 | $0.06 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.08 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.19 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.12 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.22 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.23 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Brambleghast is real?
Brambleghast 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 Brambleghast worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Brambleghast is $0.13; 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 Brambleghast from?
Brambleghast is from the Pokémon set "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Brambleghast?
Brambleghast is a Rare card in the Temporal Forces set.
Other Brambleghast printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
