Pokémon · XY
Girafarig
Phantom Forces · #82 · Uncommon · 2014
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Market reference
$0.29
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 82 / 124
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 203
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
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.
- Its main attack (Psybite) 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 ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Girafarig
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.53 copies on average · 32 decks
- Match win rate
- 39.1%
- -8.2 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 Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Girafarig?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"While it sleeps, the head of its tail keeps watch. The tail doesn't need to sleep."
CCTackle — 20
CCCPsybite — 50+
If this Pokémon has any Psychic Energy attached to it, this attack does 30 more damage.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Girafarig was legal.
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 | $0.15 | $0.27 | $19.98 | $0.29 | $0.21 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.45 | $0.99 | $19.98 | $0.64 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.28 |
| 7-day average | €0.17 |
| 30-day average | €0.18 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.22 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.60 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.43 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.61 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.62 |
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 $0.29; 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 "Phantom Forces" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Girafarig?
Girafarig is a Uncommon card in the Phantom Forces set.
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