Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Frogadier
Forbidden Light · #23 · Uncommon · 2018
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Market reference
$0.44
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 150
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Froakie
- Evolves to
- Greninja
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Akira Komayama
- Pokédex #
- 657
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 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 Frogadier plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass 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 Froakie; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 4% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Frogadier
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥40 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
- 4% of decks
- 2.15 copies on average · 2629 decks
- Match win rate
- 42.1%
- -5.2 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 Akira Komayama
This card was illustrated by Akira Komayama.
Building around Frogadier?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its swiftness is unparalleled. It can scale a tower of more than 2,000 feet in a minute's time."
Ability: Gale Shuriken
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may put 2 damage counters on 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
WWater Drip — 20
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Frogadier or Forbidden Light.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Frogadier was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Frogadier has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Frogadier — Chaos Rising
Played in 604 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.25 | $0.47 | $4.19 | $0.44 | $0.26 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.80 | $1.19 | $19.98 | $1.14 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/31| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.06 |
| 7-day average | €0.12 |
| 30-day average | €0.19 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.11 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.91 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.95 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.91 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Frogadier is real?
Frogadier 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 Frogadier worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Frogadier is $0.44; 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 Frogadier from?
Frogadier is from the Pokémon set "Forbidden Light" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Frogadier?
Frogadier is a Uncommon card in the Forbidden Light set.
Other Frogadier printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
CommonFrogadier
Chaos Rising · #21
Illustration RareFrogadier
Chaos Rising · #89
UncommonFrogadier
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CommonFrogadier
Twilight Masquerade · #57
UncommonFrogadier
Obsidian Flames · #57
Rare ShinyFrogadier
Hidden Fates Shiny Vault · #SV12
UncommonFrogadier
Unbroken Bonds · #52
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BREAKpoint · #39
