Pokémon · XY

Bisharp

Kalos Starter Set · #20 · 2013

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Card facts

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Set position: 20 / 39
Release year: 2013
HP: 90
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Pawniard
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Kagemaru Himeno
Pokédex #: 625
Series: XY

Card analysis

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Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 70 damage; 23.33 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

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Bisharp plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

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.
Its main attack (Metal Claw) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥45 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 Pawniard; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Bisharp

Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥45 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.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2.2 copies on average · 5 decks

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About this card

HP: 90Type:MMetalSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Pawniard

"This pitiless Pokémon commands a group of Pawniard to hound prey into immobility. It then moves in to finish the prey off."

MWicked Jab — 20

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

MCCMetal Claw — 70

Weakness:R×2

Resistance:P-20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Bisharp was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

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 2026/07/19

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.32	$0.53	$19.98	$0.54	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.13
7-day average	€1.76
30-day average	€0.86
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€1.03
Low (excellent+)	€0.43
averageSellPrice	€2.06

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Bisharp is real?

Bisharp 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 Bisharp worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Bisharp is $0.54; 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 Bisharp from?

Bisharp is from the Pokémon set "Kalos Starter Set" in the XY series, released in 2013.