Pokémon · Black & White
Klinklang
Emerging Powers · #76 · Rare · 2011
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From
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Market reference
$1.03
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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 / 98
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Klang
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Akira Komayama
- Pokédex #
- 601
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 30 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Klinklang 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 ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- 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 Klang first).
How to beat Klinklang
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 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
- 1.43 copies on average · 14 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 Akira Komayama
This card was illustrated by Akira Komayama.
Building around Klinklang?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The gear with the red core is rotated at high speed for a rapid energy charge."
MCharge Beam — 30
Attach an Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon.
MCCZap Cannon — 80
Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon can't use Zap Cannon during your next turn.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Klinklang 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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.44 | $1.03 | $19.98 | $1.03 | $1.29 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.00 | $1.45 | $28.20 | $1.32 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €0.69 |
| 30-day average | €0.47 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.62 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.19 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.94 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.35 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.72 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.79 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.10 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.12 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Klinklang is real?
Klinklang 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 Klinklang worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Klinklang is $1.03; 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 Klinklang from?
Klinklang is from the Pokémon set "Emerging Powers" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Klinklang?
Klinklang is a Rare card in the Emerging Powers set.
Other Klinklang printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
