Pokémon · Platinum
Bastiodon
Platinum · #20 · Rare · 2009
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From
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Market reference
$1.39
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 20 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Shieldon
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 411
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 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
Strategy & play
How Bastiodon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Iron Tackle) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- 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 Shieldon first).
How to beat Bastiodon
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.45 copies on average · 232 decks
- Match win rate
- 34.6%
- -12.8 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Shieldon
in 89% of decks · 207 seen
Antique Armor Fossil
in 99% of decks · 229 seen
Cranidos
in 20% of decks · 46 seen
Rampardos ex
in 20% of decks · 46 seen
Antique Skull Fossil
in 20% of decks · 46 seen
Fossil Quarry
in 88% of decks · 203 seen
Iron Thorns ex
in 15% of decks · 35 seen
Magnetic Metal Energy
in 74% of decks · 171 seen
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Bastiodon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Metal Trait
As long as Bastiodon has a Pokémon Tool attached to it, remove 1 damage counter from Bastiodon between turns.
MMCIron Defense — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Bastiodon during your opponent's next turn.
MMCCIron Tackle — 80
Bastiodon does 30 damage to itself.
Weakness:R+30
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Bastiodon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Bastiodon — Pitch Black
Played in 233 recent decks
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.50 | $1.15 | $25.20 | $1.39 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.93 | $7.00 | $70.00 | $4.50 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.75 |
| 7-day average | €1.30 |
| 30-day average | €1.17 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.57 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.47 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.01 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.94 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.31 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Bastiodon is real?
Bastiodon 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 Bastiodon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Bastiodon is $1.39; 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 Bastiodon from?
Bastiodon is from the Pokémon set "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Bastiodon?
Bastiodon is a Rare card in the Platinum set.
Other Bastiodon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
