# Klang #89/135 — Plasma Storm

## Summary

Klang is a middle-of-the-line Unova Metal type, so fan devotion is thin and demand stays modest. Akira Komayama is a long-serving Pokémon illustrator, but as a plain Uncommon this was a mid-tier pull, one for completionists rounding out a Plasma Storm binder. A $0.35 modelled guide, up 6% over 30 days on 5 copies traded, says bulk, with 158 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.09 out of Black Bolt.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Plasma Storm |
| Number | 89/135 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Akira Komayama |
| Release date | 2013-02-06 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Klink |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Metal |
| Attack: Vice Grip | cost Metal — damage 20 |
| Attack: Gear Smash | cost Metal/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Resistance | Psychic -20 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Klang #600](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/klang) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.35** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-02
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-02
- Floor delivered ask: $1.76 — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z
- Quant score: 60/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-02-06T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-31T18:08:54.630Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T08:01:46.181Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-12T23:58:45.847Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T08:01:46.180Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/plasma-storm/klang-89)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw8-89%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)