
Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Galarian Obstagoon
Champion's Path · #37 · Rare Holo · 2020
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.17
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 37 / 80
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 170
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Galarian Linoone
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 862
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 180 damage
- 60 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 Galarian Obstagoon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Knuckle Impact) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 180 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥85 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 Galarian Linoone first).
How to beat Galarian Obstagoon
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥85 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.43 copies on average · 23 decks
- Match win rate
- 36.7%
- -10.6 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Galarian Obstagoon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its voice is staggering in volume. Obstagoon has a tendency to take on a threatening posture and shout—this move is known as Obstruct."
Ability: Wicked Ruler
Once during your turn, you may have your opponent discard cards from their hand until they have 4 cards in their hand.
CCCKnuckle Impact — 180
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Galarian Obstagoon 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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.25 | $3.03 | $0.17 | $0.08 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.14 | $0.29 | $19.98 | $0.25 | $0.20 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.11 |
| 7-day average | €0.19 |
| 30-day average | €0.25 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.43 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.27 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.38 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.35 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.23 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Galarian Obstagoon is real?
Galarian Obstagoon 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 Galarian Obstagoon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Galarian Obstagoon is $0.17; 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 Galarian Obstagoon from?
Galarian Obstagoon is from the Pokémon set "Champion's Path" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Galarian Obstagoon?
Galarian Obstagoon is a Rare Holo card in the Champion's Path set.
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