Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Shelgon
Dragon Majesty · #43 · Uncommon · 2018
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Market reference
$1.80
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 43 / 80
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Bagon
- Evolves to
- Salamence
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 372
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Shelgon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Rollout) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Dragon type, weak to Fairy ×2 — a Fairy 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 Bagon; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Shelgon
- Exploit its Fairy weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
Building around Shelgon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They lurk deep within caves—motionless, neither eating nor drinking. Why they don't die is not known."
Ability: Energy Guard
If this Pokémon has any basic Energy attached to it, it takes 20 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
CCRollout — 30
Weakness:Y×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Shelgon 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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.95 | $1.61 | $16.51 | $1.80 | $16.51 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.99 | $23.73 | $94.52 | $3.85 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.99 |
| 7-day average | €0.34 |
| 30-day average | €0.34 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.38 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.08 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.51 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.31 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.45 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.05 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shelgon is real?
Shelgon 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 Shelgon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shelgon is $1.80; 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 Shelgon from?
Shelgon is from the Pokémon set "Dragon Majesty" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Shelgon?
Shelgon is a Uncommon card in the Dragon Majesty set.
Other Shelgon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
