Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Thievul
Evolving Skies · #105 · Rare · 2021
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.19
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 105 / 237
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Nickit
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex #
- 828
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
Strategy & play
How Thievul plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Tail Smack) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥50 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 Nickit; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Thievul
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 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 · 2 decks
Building around Thievul?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"With a lithe body and sharp claws, it goes around stealing food and eggs. Boltund is its natural enemy."
Ability: Fumbling Hands
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may have each player shuffle their hand and put it on the bottom of their deck. If either player put any cards on the bottom of their deck in this way, each player draws 4 cards.
CCTail Smack — 60
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 Thievul was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Thievul
Tournaments scanned
307
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Thievul
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 | $0.02 | $0.20 | $30.00 | $0.19 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.03 | $0.24 | $35.00 | $0.20 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.06 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.02 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.12 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.17 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.18 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.19 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Thievul is real?
Thievul 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 Thievul worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Thievul is $0.19; 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 Thievul from?
Thievul is from the Pokémon set "Evolving Skies" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Thievul?
Thievul is a Rare card in the Evolving Skies set.
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