Pokémon · Black & White
Drifblim
BW Black Star Promos · #BW64 · Promo · 2011
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Market reference
$6.68
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW64 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Drifloon
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 426
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 50 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Drifblim plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Drifloon; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Drifblim
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 4 copies on average · 1 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
Building around Drifblim?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"At dusk, swarms of them are carried aloft on winds. When noticed, they suddenly vanish."
CShadow Steal — 50×
Does 50 damage times the number of Special Energy cards in your opponent's discard pile.
PCPlentiful Placement
Put 4 damage counters on 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
Weakness:D×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Drifblim was legal.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.00 | $4.95 | $170.00 | $6.68 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.99 |
| 7-day average | €4.44 |
| 30-day average | €4.03 |
| Low | €3.00 |
| Trend price | €4.35 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.75 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.74 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.74 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.95 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.74 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.27 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Drifblim is real?
Drifblim 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 Drifblim worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Drifblim is $6.68; 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 Drifblim from?
Drifblim is from the Pokémon set "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Drifblim?
Drifblim is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
Other Drifblim printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
