Pokémon · Platinum
Kirlia
Platinum · #51 · Uncommon · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.04
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 51 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Ralts
- Evolves to
- Gardevoir, Gallade
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 281
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Kirlia plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Super Psy Bolt) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥40 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 Ralts; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Kirlia
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.9 copies on average · 104 decks
- Match win rate
- 37.8%
- -9.4 pts vs the 47.2% 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 Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Kirlia?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"If its Trainer becomes happy, it overflows with energy, dancing joyously while spinning about."
PCTeleportation Burst — 30
You may switch Kirlia with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
PCCSuper Psy Bolt — 60
Weakness:P+20
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.40 | $0.95 | $19.98 | $1.04 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.88 | $3.82 | $48.00 | $6.03 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.20 |
| 30-day average | €0.23 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.23 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.39 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.89 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.10 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.88 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.27 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.29 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.19 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Kirlia is real?
Kirlia 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 Kirlia worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kirlia is $1.04; 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 Kirlia from?
Kirlia is from the Pokémon set "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Kirlia?
Kirlia is a Uncommon card in the Platinum set.
Other Kirlia printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
