Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Girafarig
Paldea Evolved · #154 · Common · 2023
Listings
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Market reference
$0.17
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 154 / 279
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- kirisAki
- Pokédex #
- 203
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- 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
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Girafarig 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.
- Its main attack (Headbang) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥50 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 Girafarig
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥50 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
- 1.48 copies on average · 40 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.9%
- -3.2 pts vs the 47.1% 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.
Farigiraf ex
in 95% of decks · 38 seen
Farigiraf ex
in 94% of decks · 15 seen
Bronzor
in 33% of decks · 13 seen
Bronzong
in 35% of decks · 14 seen
Salvatore
in 33% of decks · 13 seen
Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex
in 25% of decks · 10 seen
Telepathic Psychic Energy
in 63% of decks · 10 seen
Telepathic Psychic Energy
in 60% of decks · 24 seen
More by kirisAki
This card was illustrated by kirisAki.
Building around Girafarig?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Though very small, the brain in its tail is still considered an important organ because it emits powerful psychic energy."
CCPsy Bolt — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
CCCHeadbang — 70
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.19 | $19.98 | $0.17 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.20 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.09 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.11 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Girafarig is real?
Girafarig 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 Girafarig worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Girafarig is $0.17; 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 Girafarig from?
Girafarig is from the Pokémon set "Paldea Evolved" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Girafarig?
Girafarig is a Common card in the Paldea Evolved set.
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