Pokémon · Black & White
Garbodor
Dragons Exalted · #54 · Rare Holo · 2012
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From
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Market reference
$5.45
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 54 / 128
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Trubbish
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- Pokédex #
- 569
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Garbodor plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Sludge Toss) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥50 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 Trubbish; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Garbodor
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by kawayoo
This card was illustrated by kawayoo.
Building around Garbodor?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It clenches opponents with its left arm and finishes them off with foul-smelling poison gas belched from its mouth."
Ability: Garbotoxin
If this Pokémon has a Pokémon Tool card attached to it, each Pokémon in play, in each player's hand, and in each player's discard pile has no Abilities (except for Garbotoxin).
PPCSludge Toss — 60
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Garbodor or Dragons Exalted.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Garbodor was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
6
ran Garbodor
Tournaments scanned
311
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
5 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Garbodor
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 2026/07/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.50 | $4.99 | $67.50 | $5.45 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.50 | $4.75 | $4.99 | $4.47 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €1.73 |
| 30-day average | €2.00 |
| Low | €0.19 |
| Trend price | €1.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.49 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.94 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.75 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.08 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.57 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Garbodor is real?
Garbodor 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 Garbodor worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Garbodor is $5.45; 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 Garbodor from?
Garbodor is from the Pokémon set "Dragons Exalted" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Garbodor?
Garbodor is a Rare Holo card in the Dragons Exalted set.
Other Garbodor printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
