Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Vibrava
Darkness Ablaze · #90 · Uncommon · 2020
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From
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Market reference
$0.05
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 90 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Trapinch
- Evolves to
- Flygon
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Pokédex #
- 329
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Vibrava plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥40 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 Trapinch; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Vibrava
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥40 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
- 2 copies on average · 21 decks
- Match win rate
- 40.5%
- -6.8 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Sumiyoshi Kizuki
This card was illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Building around Vibrava?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The ultrasonic waves it generates by rubbing its two wings together cause severe headaches."
FSand Pulse — 20
This attack also does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Vibrava 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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.17 | $30.00 | $0.05 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.22 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.16 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.19 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.17 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Vibrava is real?
Vibrava 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 Vibrava worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Vibrava is $0.05; 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 Vibrava from?
Vibrava is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Vibrava?
Vibrava is a Uncommon card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
Other Vibrava printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
