Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Applin
Evolving Skies · #17 · Common · 2021
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Market reference
$0.14
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 17 / 237
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Flapple
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex #
- 840
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Applin plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 4% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Applin
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 4% of decks
- 2.93 copies on average · 2811 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.9%
- +2.6 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 Miki Tanaka
This card was illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
Building around Applin?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"As soon as it's born, it burrows into an apple. Not only does the apple serve as its food source, but the flavor of the fruit determines its evolution."
CRollout — 10
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Applin or Evolving Skies.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Applin was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Applin has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Applin — Twilight Masquerade
Played in 1,225 recent decks
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 | $0.15 | $30.00 | $0.14 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.23 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.20 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Applin is real?
Applin 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 Applin worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Applin is $0.14; 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 Applin from?
Applin is from the Pokémon set "Evolving Skies" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Applin?
Applin is a Common card in the Evolving Skies set.
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