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Darmanitan

Sun & Moon

Unbroken Bonds · #24 · Rare · 2019

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Card facts

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Set position: 24 / 234
Release year: 2019
Rarity: Rare
HP: 130
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Darumaka
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: Midori Harada
Pokédex #: 555
Series: Sun & Moon

Card analysis

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Primary role: Search / Tutor
Damage efficiency: 110 damage; 55 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Darmanitan 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.
Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥65 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 Darumaka; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Darmanitan

Exploit its Water weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
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 copies on average · 2 decks

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About this card

HP: 130Type:RFireSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Darumaka

"When one is injured in a fierce battle, it hardens into a stone-like form. Then it meditates and sharpens its mind."

CFind Wildfire

Search your deck for up to 3 Fire Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

RRFlare Blitz — 110

Discard all Fire Energy from this Pokémon.

Weakness:W×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Darmanitan was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

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4 weeks ago

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 2026/07/17

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.14	$0.28	$19.98	$0.24	—
Reverse Holofoil	$0.25	$0.50	$19.98	$0.40	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/08

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.23
7-day average	€0.20
30-day average	€0.22
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.21
Low (excellent+)	€0.05
Reverse holo low	€0.20
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.18
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.80
reverseHoloSell	€0.95
averageSellPrice	€0.21
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.70
Reverse holo trend	€0.69

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Darmanitan is real?

Darmanitan 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 Darmanitan worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Darmanitan is $0.24; 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 Darmanitan from?

Darmanitan is from the Pokémon set "Unbroken Bonds" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.

What rarity is Darmanitan?

Darmanitan is a Rare card in the Unbroken Bonds set.