Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Turtonator
Burning Shadows · #26 · Rare · 2017
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Market reference
$0.23
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 26 / 177
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 776
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Turtonator plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. 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.
How to beat Turtonator
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 1.78 copies on average · 18 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.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Turtonator?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The shell on its back is chemically unstable and explodes violently if struck. The hole in its stomach is its weak point."
RCFlame Cloak — 30
Attach a Fire Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon.
RCCHeat Blast — 70
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Turtonator was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.08 | $0.25 | $3.00 | $0.23 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.31 | $18.84 | $0.19 | $0.19 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/14| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €0.15 |
| 30-day average | €0.16 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.63 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.12 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.49 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Turtonator is real?
Turtonator 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 Turtonator worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Turtonator is $0.23; 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 Turtonator from?
Turtonator is from the Pokémon set "Burning Shadows" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Turtonator?
Turtonator is a Rare card in the Burning Shadows set.
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