Unlimited
How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.
All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.
01Card Stats
Stage 2 GX (evolves from Tirtouga)
HP
250
TypeFighting
RarityPromo
IllustratorPLANETA Tsuji
WeaknessGrass ×2
Retreat●●●●
SetSM Black Star Promos
Released2017
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Promo
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | ~$1.22 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings. |
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Carracosta — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #565).
- Promo-only distribution makes supply meaningfully tighter than mass-retail cards.
- Required for any complete Carracosta master set across eras.
- Collectors of the SM Black Star Promos set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: Situational
Stage 2 GX Carracosta with 250 HP and a top attack near 160 damage. Ultra-rare Carracosta variants like this occasionally turned up in constructed decks during their era, though seldom as a deck's centerpiece.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: High Density Armor
If this Pokémon has full HP, it takes 90 less damage from your opponent's attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Ground Crush
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Stone Age-GX
Put any number of Pokémon that evolve from Unidentified Fossil from your discard pile onto your Bench. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat cost
- 4
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.
Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.
Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.