Pokémon · Platinum
Omastar
Arceus · #23 · Rare · 2009
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From
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Market reference
$2.34
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Omanyte
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 139
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Omastar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Primal Tentacles) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water 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.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Omanyte first).
How to beat Omastar
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Omastar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is thought that this Pokémon became extinct because its spiral shell grew too large."
CCTime Spiral
Choose 1 of your opponent's Evolved Pokémon. Remove the highest Stage Evolution card from that Pokémon and have your opponent shuffle that card into his or her deck.
WCPrimal Tentacles — 30+
Does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each Helix Fossil, Dome Fossil, and Old Amber in your discard pile.
Weakness:G+30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.30 | $2.32 | $30.40 | $2.34 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.30 | $3.93 | $327.49 | $4.46 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €0.63 |
| 30-day average | €0.89 |
| Low | €0.12 |
| Trend price | €0.57 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.44 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.70 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.90 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.60 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.67 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.96 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.25 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Omastar is real?
Omastar 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 Omastar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Omastar is $2.34; 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 Omastar from?
Omastar is from the Pokémon set "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Omastar?
Omastar is a Rare card in the Arceus set.
Other Omastar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
