Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Tirtouga
Unified Minds · #44 · Uncommon · 2019
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Market reference
$0.32
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 44 / 260
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Unidentified Fossil
- Evolves to
- Carracosta
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- HYOGONOSUKE
- Pokédex #
- 564
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Tirtouga plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Boulder Crush) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — note its own type is Water, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥50 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 1 — one step up from Unidentified Fossil; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Tirtouga
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 0% of decks
- 2.19 copies on average · 27 decks
- Match win rate
- 44.7%
- -2.5 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.
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More by HYOGONOSUKE
This card was illustrated by HYOGONOSUKE.
Building around Tirtouga?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It was restored from an ancient fossil. Tirtouga lived in the sea but came up onto the land to search for prey."
FShell Attack — 20
FCCBoulder Crush — 60
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tirtouga 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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.12 | $0.32 | $19.92 | $0.32 | $0.25 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.99 | $1.31 | $19.98 | $1.31 | $1.97 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.15 |
| 7-day average | €0.13 |
| 30-day average | €0.15 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.16 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.12 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.56 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.58 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.58 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.51 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tirtouga is real?
Tirtouga 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 Tirtouga worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tirtouga is $0.32; 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 Tirtouga from?
Tirtouga is from the Pokémon set "Unified Minds" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Tirtouga?
Tirtouga is a Uncommon card in the Unified Minds set.
Other Tirtouga printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
