Rising Rivals

Bastiodon GL

RR2· Holo Rare
Bastiodon GL RR 2

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
90
Type
Metal
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
3
Weakness
×2
Resistance
-20
Number
2/111
Set
Rising RivalsRR
Illustrated by
Hajime Kusajima

Its attacks

Bounce Back

30

Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.

Smack Attack

60

Remove 1 damage counter from Bastiodon GL.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  2. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fire ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read, 916 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Rising Rivals landed here on 16 May 2009.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 11 Bastiodon cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Bastiodon card and its price