Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Garchomp
Forbidden Light · #62 · Rare Holo · 2018
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Market reference
$3.52
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 62 / 150
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Gabite
- Illustrator
- Megumi Mizutani
- Pokédex #
- 445
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 33.33 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 Garchomp plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Royal Blades) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass 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.
- 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 Gabite first).
How to beat Garchomp
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Megumi Mizutani
This card was illustrated by Megumi Mizutani.
Building around Garchomp?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The protuberances on its head serve as sensors. It can even detect distant prey."
CCQuick Dive
This attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
FCCRoyal Blades — 100+
If you played Cynthia from your hand during this turn, this attack does 100 more damage.
Weakness:G×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Garchomp 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.89 | $3.82 | $96.94 | $3.52 | $96.20 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.93 | $5.07 | $44.70 | $3.50 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.72 |
| 7-day average | €1.53 |
| 30-day average | €1.54 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €1.26 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.69 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.65 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.87 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.86 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.51 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.40 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.69 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Garchomp is real?
Garchomp 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 Garchomp worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Garchomp is $3.52; 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 Garchomp from?
Garchomp is from the Pokémon set "Forbidden Light" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Garchomp?
Garchomp is a Rare Holo card in the Forbidden Light set.
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