Pokémon · EX
Persian
FireRed & LeafGreen · #44 · Uncommon · 2004
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$2.90
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 44 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Meowth
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 53
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Persian plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Shining Claws) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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.
How to beat Persian
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Persian?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Thick Skin
Persian can't be affected by any Special Conditions.
CPoison Claws
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
CCShining Claws — 30
The Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.79 | $2.97 | $38.00 | $2.90 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $83.54 | $109.95 | $299.00 | $65.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.00 |
| 7-day average | €2.28 |
| 30-day average | €3.75 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.76 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €12.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €13.86 |
| reverseHoloSell | €11.62 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.13 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €13.61 |
| Reverse holo trend | €14.71 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Persian is real?
Persian 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 Persian worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Persian is $2.90; 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 Persian from?
Persian is from the Pokémon set "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Persian?
Persian is a Uncommon card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Persian printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
