Pokémon · EX
Spheal
Hidden Legends · #74 · Common · 2004
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Market reference
$1.99
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 74 / 102
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Sealeo
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 363
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Spheal 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Spheal
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.25 copies on average · 4 decks
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Spheal?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CFreezing Breath
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:M×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 | $0.54 | $2.00 | $19.98 | $1.99 | $2.29 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $20.00 | $34.99 | $229.90 | $21.35 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.58 |
| 7-day average | €0.21 |
| 30-day average | €0.30 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.13 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.70 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.21 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.81 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.96 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.79 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Spheal is real?
Spheal 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 Spheal worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Spheal is $1.99; 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 Spheal from?
Spheal is from the Pokémon set "Hidden Legends" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Spheal?
Spheal is a Common card in the Hidden Legends set.
Other Spheal printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
