Pokémon · Sun & Moon

Altaria

Sun & Moon

Hidden Fates Shiny Vault · #SV37 · Rare Shiny · 2019

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Card facts

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Set position: SV37 / 94
Release year: 2019
Rarity: Rare Shiny
HP: 80
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Swablu
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: kirisAki
Pokédex #: 334
Series: Sun & Moon

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 20 damage; 10 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 Altaria plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Pierce) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Dragon type, weak to Fairy ×2 — a Fairy 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.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Swablu; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Altaria

Exploit its Fairy weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

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$1.77 · in 22% of decks

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$0.28 · in 21% of decks

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$0.28 · in 10% of decks

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$0.25 · in 10% of decks

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About this card

HP: 80Type:NDragonSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Swablu

"On sunny days, it flies freely through the sky and blends into the clouds. It sings in a beautiful soprano."

Ability: Fight Song

Your Dragon Pokémon's attacks do 20 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

CCPierce — 20

Weakness:Y×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Altaria was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

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today

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

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2 weeks ago

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The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

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3 weeks ago

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The Wild Area Expanded #5 - 18 Codes

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4 weeks ago

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 2026/07/17

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$5.00	$6.99	$53.80	$6.51	$9.15

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/03/11

Variant	Price
1-day average	€3.00
7-day average	€4.42
30-day average	€4.44
Low	€1.90
Trend price	€4.60
Low (excellent+)	€2.90
Reverse holo low	€4.50
reverseHoloAvg1	€2.99
Reverse holo 7-day	€5.69
averageSellPrice	€4.64
Reverse holo 30-day	€5.03
Reverse holo trend	€6.02

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Altaria is real?

Altaria 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 Altaria worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Altaria is $6.51; 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 Altaria from?

Altaria is from the Pokémon set "Hidden Fates Shiny Vault" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.

What rarity is Altaria?

Altaria is a Rare Shiny card in the Hidden Fates Shiny Vault set.