Pokémon · Platinum
Spiritomb
Arceus · #32 · Rare · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$5.88
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 32 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
- Pokédex #
- 442
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Spiritomb 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 Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Spiritomb
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 1.17 copies on average · 537 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.5%
- -3.7 pts vs the 47.2% field average
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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Aya Kusube
This card was illustrated by Aya Kusube.
Building around Spiritomb?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Keystone Seal
As long as Spiritomb is your Active Pokémon, each player can't play any Trainer cards from his or her hand.
Darkness Grace
Search your deck for a card that evolves from 1 of your Pokémon and put it onto that Pokémon. (This counts as evolving that Pokémon.) If you do, put 1 damage counter on Spiritomb. Shuffle your deck afterward.
DWill-o'-the-wisp — 10
Resistance:C-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Spiritomb
Tournaments scanned
304
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 3rd
Top decks running Spiritomb
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 | $5.00 | $6.31 | $78.90 | $5.88 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $8.49 | $20.00 | $97.50 | $9.43 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.00 |
| 7-day average | €5.31 |
| 30-day average | €3.35 |
| Low | €0.60 |
| Trend price | €5.75 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.93 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.98 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.77 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.75 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Spiritomb is real?
Spiritomb 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 Spiritomb worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Spiritomb is $5.88; 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 Spiritomb from?
Spiritomb is from the Pokémon set "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Spiritomb?
Spiritomb is a Rare card in the Arceus set.
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