Pokémon · NP
Jirachi
Nintendo Black Star Promos · #21 · Promo · 2003
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Market reference
$29.91
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 40
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 385
- Series
- NP
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Jirachi plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥25 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 Jirachi
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Jirachi?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CThe Third Eye
Discard an Energy card attached to Jirachi and draw 3 cards.
PPsywave — 10×
Does 10 damage times the amount of Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Jirachi has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Jirachi — Deoxys
Played in 45 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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $20.63 | $99.99 | $215.00 | $29.91 | $205.82 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €29.99 |
| 7-day average | €31.12 |
| 30-day average | €30.63 |
| Low | €18.99 |
| Trend price | €35.41 |
| Low (excellent+) | €42.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €29.99 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Jirachi is real?
Jirachi 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 Jirachi worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Jirachi is $29.91; 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 Jirachi from?
Jirachi is from the Pokémon set "Nintendo Black Star Promos" in the NP series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Jirachi?
Jirachi is a Promo card in the Nintendo Black Star Promos set.
Other Jirachi printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
