Pokémon · Black & White
Garbodor
Plasma Storm · #66 · Rare Holo · 2013
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Market reference
$3.96
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 66 / 138
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1 · Team Plasma
- Evolves from
- Trubbish
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 569
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Garbodor 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 (Sludge Bomb) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Garbodor
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Garbodor?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Consuming garbage makes new kinds of poison gases and liquids inside their bodies."
CBiosmog — 20
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to that Pokémon.
PPCSludge Bomb — 70
Weakness:P×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 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 2026/07/28| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.92 | $4.99 | $107.00 | $3.96 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.43 | $4.72 | $50.60 | $4.89 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.30 |
| 7-day average | €1.01 |
| 30-day average | €1.72 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €0.93 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.40 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.27 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.15 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.88 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.83 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Garbodor is real?
Garbodor 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 worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Garbodor is $3.96; 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 from?
Garbodor is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Storm" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Garbodor?
Garbodor is a Rare Holo card in the Plasma Storm set.
Other Garbodor printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
