Rillaboom 197/189 · Darkness Ablaze

Darkness Ablaze

Rillaboom

197/189 170 HP · Grass · Secret Rare

English card price

9.49 € 30-day average · general reference

We do not have the Near Mint average for the English print yet. Meanwhile this is the Cardmarket 30-day average, which mixes every language and condition (updated 06/11/2026).

Number197/189
RaritySecret Rare
CategoryPokemon
StageStage2
Evolves fromThwackey
TypeGrass
Weakness Fire ×2
Retreat cost3
Regulation markD
Legality Standard: No · Expanded: Yes
FinishesHolo
Illustrator5ban Graphics

What to know about this card

  • It is numbered 197/189: above the official checklist of 189 cards, which makes it a secret rare, usually one of the most wanted cards in the set. How to spot secret rares.
  • Rarity: Secret Rare. The symbol in the bottom corner confirms it at a glance, as explained in Pokémon card rarities explained.
  • It carries regulation mark D and is not legal in the current Standard format. How rotation works.
  • Artwork by 5ban Graphics. Some collectors chase every card by the same artist: how to start (in Spanish).

Abilities

Voltage Beat Ability

Once during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 2 Grass Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

Attacks

GrassGrassGrassColorless

Hammer In

140

Flavour text

By drumming, it taps into the power of its special tree stump. The roots of the stump follow its direction in battle.