Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Rillaboom

Sword & Shield

Shining Fates Shiny Vault · #SV006 · Rare Shiny · 2021

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Card facts

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Set position: SV006 / 122
Release year: 2021
Rarity: Rare Shiny
HP: 170
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Thwackey
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Regulation mark: D
Illustrator: Ryuta Fuse
Pokédex #: 812
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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Primary role: Ability Engine
Damage efficiency: 140 damage; 35 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

AttackerSearch / Tutor

Strategy & play

How Rillaboom 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 Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥85 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.
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 Thwackey first).

How to beat Rillaboom

Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥85 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 1% of decks; 1 copies on average · 462 decks
Match win rate: 46.9%; -0.3 pts vs the 47.2% 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.

Lilligant

in 16% of decks · 79 seen

Petilil

in 14% of decks · 70 seen

Grookey

in 100% of decks · 487 seen

Thwackey

in 100% of decks · 487 seen

Seaking

in 89% of decks · 434 seen

Goldeen

in 91% of decks · 441 seen

Festival Grounds

in 100% of decks · 487 seen

Applin

in 17% of decks · 84 seen

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About this card

HP: 170Type:GGrassSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Thwackey

"By drumming, it taps into the power of its special tree stump. The roots of the stump follow its direction in battle."

Ability: Voltage Beat

Once during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 2 Grass Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

GGGCHammer In — 140

Weakness:R×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Rillaboom was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

6 days ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

2 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

Tournament play

This printing of Rillaboom has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Rillaboom — Twilight Masquerade

Played in 110 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 2026/07/16

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$2.00	$3.36	$29.42	$3.16	$3.74

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€3.90
7-day average	€3.09
30-day average	€3.03
Low	€1.97
Trend price	€2.87
Low (excellent+)	€1.97
reverseHoloAvg1	€10.50
Reverse holo 7-day	€9.66
averageSellPrice	€2.97
Reverse holo 30-day	€9.76
Reverse holo trend	€9.82

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Rillaboom is real?

Rillaboom 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 Rillaboom worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Rillaboom is $3.16; 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 Rillaboom from?

Rillaboom is from the Pokémon set "Shining Fates Shiny Vault" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.

What rarity is Rillaboom?

Rillaboom is a Rare Shiny card in the Shining Fates Shiny Vault set.