Pokémon · Black & White
Klang
Dark Explorers · #76 · Uncommon · 2012
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From
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Market reference
$0.70
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 76 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Klink
- Evolves to
- Klinklang
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 600
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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
Strategy & play
How Klang 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 Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥40 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 Klink; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Klang
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 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
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Klang?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Spinning minigears are rotated at high speed and repeatedly fired away. It is dangerous if the gears don't return."
CCCharge Beam — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, attach an Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon.
MCCVice Grip — 50
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Klang was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Klang
Tournaments scanned
303
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Klang
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 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.25 | $0.69 | $19.98 | $0.70 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.15 | $1.22 | $25.00 | $1.16 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €0.52 |
| 30-day average | €0.31 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.57 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.71 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.73 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.80 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Klang is real?
Klang 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 Klang worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Klang is $0.70; 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 Klang from?
Klang is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Klang?
Klang is a Uncommon card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Klang printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
