Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl

Pachirisu

Diamond & Pearl

DP Black Star Promos · #DP04 · Promo · 2007

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Card facts

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Set position: DP04 / 56
Release year: 2007
Rarity: Promo
HP: 70
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Atsuko Nishida
Pokédex #: 417
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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Primary role: Search / Tutor
Damage efficiency: 20 damage; 20 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Pachirisu plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 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 Pachirisu

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2 copies on average · 3 decks

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

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$5.06 · in 4% of decks

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$0.24 · in 3% of decks

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$0.18 · in 3% of decks

Team Rocket's Murkrow

$0.25 · in 2% of decks

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About this card

HP: 70Type:LLightningSubtype: Basic

"It makes fur balls that crackle with static electricity. It stores them with berries in tree holes."

CMinor Errand-Running

Search your deck for a basic Energy card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.

LThunder Jolt — 20

Flip a coin. If tails, Pachirisu does 10 damage to itself.

Weakness:F+20

Resistance:M-20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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.

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Updated 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$7.82	$14.69	$249.90	$20.43	—

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Pachirisu is real?

Pachirisu 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 Pachirisu worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pachirisu is $20.43; 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 Pachirisu from?

Pachirisu is from the Pokémon set "DP Black Star Promos" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.

What rarity is Pachirisu?

Pachirisu is a Promo card in the DP Black Star Promos set.