Rillaboom · Sword & Shield, what to know.
About the Rillaboom card
Numbered 15 of 216 in Sword & Shield, released in February 2020, Rillaboom is a Rare, a Stage 2 Grass-type carrying 190 HP.
It evolves from Thwackey, so Rillaboom is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Rillaboom carries this Pokédex flavor text: "By drumming, it taps into the power of its special tree stump. The roots of the stump follow its direction in battle."
What is Rillaboom worth?
Rillaboom is a non-holo Rare. In Sword & Shield, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Rillaboom trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Rillaboom before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Non-holo Rares like Rillaboom are easier on surface but no kinder on centering. These cards were less protected than the holos, so high-grade Rillaboom survivors can be scarcer than expected, with edge whitening the usual cap.
If you are collecting Rillaboom
For Rillaboom, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Rillaboom rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
