Pokémon · Sun & Moon

Turtonator

Sun & Moon

SM Black Star Promos · #SM27 · Promo · 2017

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Card facts

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Set position: SM27 / 250
Release year: 2017
Rarity: Promo
HP: 130
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: TOKIYA
Pokédex #: 776
Series: Sun & Moon

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Energy Acceleration
Damage efficiency: 70 damage; 23.33 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerRecovery

Strategy & play

How Turtonator plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.

How to beat Turtonator

Exploit its Water weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
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: 0% of decks; 1.74 copies on average · 19 decks

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.

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in 86% of decks · 12 seen

Elgyem

in 100% of decks · 14 seen

Dedenne

in 100% of decks · 14 seen

Redeemable Ticket

in 71% of decks · 10 seen

Prism Energy

in 93% of decks · 13 seen

Handheld Fan

in 79% of decks · 11 seen

Xerosic's Machinations

in 100% of decks · 14 seen

Psyduck

in 86% of decks · 12 seen

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About this card

HP: 130Type:RFireSubtype: Basic

"The shell on its back is chemically unstable and explodes violently if struck. The hole in its stomach is its weak point."

RCFlame Cloak — 30

Attach a Fire Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon.

RCCHeat Blast — 70

Weakness:W×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 Turtonator 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

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 2026/07/18

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$0.20	$0.51	$20.52	$0.53	$0.35

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/08

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.30
7-day average	€0.49
30-day average	€0.56
Low	€0.05
Trend price	€0.42
Low (excellent+)	€0.15
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.40
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.58
averageSellPrice	€0.49
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.41
Reverse holo trend	€0.48

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Turtonator is real?

Turtonator 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 Turtonator worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Turtonator is $0.53; 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 Turtonator from?

Turtonator is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.

What rarity is Turtonator?

Turtonator is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.