Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Garbodor VMAX
Evolving Skies · #101 · Rare Holo VMAX · 2021
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Market reference
$2.49
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 101 / 237
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare Holo VMAX
- HP
- 330
- Subtype
- VMAX
- Evolves from
- Garbodor V
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 569
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 60 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
Also does
Strategy & play
How Garbodor VMAX plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (G-Max Malodor) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥165 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Garbodor VMAX
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥165 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
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About this card
Ability: Rubbish Collecting
This Pokémon may have up to 2 Pokémon Tools attached to it. If it loses this Ability, discard Pokémon Tools from it until only 1 remains.
DCG-Max Malodor — 120
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. During your opponent's next turn, that Pokémon can't retreat.
VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Garbodor VMAX 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 | $1.72 | $2.58 | $4,321.00 | $2.49 | $2.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.69 |
| 7-day average | €1.49 |
| 30-day average | €1.44 |
| Low | €0.58 |
| Trend price | €1.34 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.43 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Garbodor VMAX is real?
Garbodor VMAX 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 VMAX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Garbodor VMAX is $2.49; 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 VMAX from?
Garbodor VMAX is from the Pokémon set "Evolving Skies" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Garbodor VMAX?
Garbodor VMAX is a Rare Holo VMAX card in the Evolving Skies set.
Other Garbodor VMAX printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
