Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Tinkaton
Paldean Fates · #167 · Shiny Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$9.75
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 167 / 245
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Shiny Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Tinkatuff
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 959
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 45 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 Tinkaton plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥70 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 Tinkatuff first).
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Tinkaton
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 4 copies on average · 1 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Tinkaton?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This intelligent Pokémon has a very daring disposition. It knocks rocks into the sky with its hammer, aiming for flying Corviknight."
Ability: Gather Materials
You must discard a card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw 3 cards.
PCSpecial Hammer — 90+
If this Pokémon has any Special Energy attached, this attack does 90 more damage.
Weakness:M×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Tinkaton or Paldean Fates.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tinkaton was legal.
ArshSinghTCG x ITA Tournament
today
Saturday's Tests
today
TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! WORLDS LCQ!
today
Torneo Online PTCGL AC Gratuito #8
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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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $7.57 | $10.00 | $69.90 | $9.75 | $8.74 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.95 |
| 7-day average | €3.24 |
| 30-day average | €3.51 |
| Low | €1.89 |
| Trend price | €3.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.89 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.53 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tinkaton is real?
Tinkaton 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 Tinkaton worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tinkaton is $9.75; 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 Tinkaton from?
Tinkaton is from the Pokémon set "Paldean Fates" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Tinkaton?
Tinkaton is a Shiny Rare card in the Paldean Fates set.
Other Tinkaton printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
