Pokémon · Black & White
Ninjask
Dragons Exalted · #11 · Uncommon · 2012
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Market reference
$0.49
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 11 / 128
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Nincada
- Evolves to
- Shedinja
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 291
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 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 Ninjask plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥30 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 Nincada; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Ninjask
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 2.8 copies on average · 5 decks
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Ninjask?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Because it moves so quickly, it sometimes becomes unseeable. It congregates around tree sap."
Ability: Cast-off Shell
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may search your deck for Shedinja and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
GCNight Slash — 60
You may switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
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 Ninjask 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 2026/07/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.25 | $0.56 | $90.31 | $0.49 | $0.77 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.95 | $1.52 | $28.40 | $1.70 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.79 |
| 7-day average | €0.39 |
| 30-day average | €0.31 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.40 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.56 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.38 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.92 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.52 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ninjask is real?
Ninjask 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 Ninjask worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ninjask is $0.49; 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 Ninjask from?
Ninjask is from the Pokémon set "Dragons Exalted" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Ninjask?
Ninjask is a Uncommon card in the Dragons Exalted set.
Other Ninjask printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
