Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Cherubi
Brilliant Stars · #12 · Common · 2022
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.06
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 12 / 186
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Cherrim
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 420
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Cherubi plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Leafage) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Cherubi
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Cherubi?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The deeper a Cherubi's red, the more nutrients it has stockpiled in its body. And the sweeter and tastier its small ball!"
Ability: Lively Fruit
Prevent all effects of attacks from your opponent's Pokémon done to this Pokémon. (Damage is not an effect.)
GCLeafage — 20
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Cherubi was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Cherubi
Tournaments scanned
311
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Cherubi
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $30.00 | $0.06 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.17 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.12 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.15 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.13 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Cherubi is real?
Cherubi is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Cherubi worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Cherubi is $0.06; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Cherubi from?
Cherubi is from the Pokémon set "Brilliant Stars" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Cherubi?
Cherubi is a Common card in the Brilliant Stars set.
Other Cherubi printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
