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Turtonator

Sword & Shield

Sword & Shield · #29 · Rare · 2020

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 29 / 216
Release year: 2020
Rarity: Rare
HP: 130
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Regulation mark: D
Illustrator: KEIICHIRO ITO
Pokédex #: 776
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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

Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 150 damage; 37.5 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

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

A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
Its main attack (Fire Spin) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Hits for 150 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
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.

How to beat Turtonator

Exploit its Water weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
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

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in 71% of decks · 10 seen

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Handheld Fan

in 79% of decks · 11 seen

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About this card

HP: 130Type:RFireSubtype: Basic

"Explosive substances coat the shell on its back. Enemies that dare attack it will be blown away by an immense detonation."

CCTackle — 30

RRRCFire Spin — 150

Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.

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 2026/07/17

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.01	$0.23	$2.99	$0.11	$0.12
Reverse Holofoil	$0.20	$0.42	$19.98	$0.39	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/03/11

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.10
7-day average	€0.22
30-day average	€0.21
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.24
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.15
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.89
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.53
reverseHoloSell	€0.51
averageSellPrice	€0.19
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.68
Reverse holo trend	€0.43

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 $0.11; 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 "Sword & Shield" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.

What rarity is Turtonator?

Turtonator is a Rare card in the Sword & Shield set.