Pokémon · XY
Masquerain
Primal Clash · #14 · Uncommon · 2015
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Market reference
$0.19
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 14 / 164
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Surskit
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kanako Eo
- Pokédex #
- 284
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Switching
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 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
Strategy & play
How Masquerain plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Air Slash) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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 Surskit; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Masquerain
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 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.
More by Kanako Eo
This card was illustrated by Kanako Eo.
Building around Masquerain?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It flaps its four wings to hover and fly freely in any direction–to and fro and sideways."
GSpiral Gyration
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
CCAir Slash — 50
Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Masquerain or Primal Clash.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Masquerain 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 | $0.02 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.19 | $0.19 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.14 | $0.43 | $18.96 | $0.41 | $0.26 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.22 |
| 30-day average | €0.22 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.22 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.44 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.02 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.69 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.18 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Masquerain is real?
Masquerain 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 Masquerain worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Masquerain is $0.19; 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 Masquerain from?
Masquerain is from the Pokémon set "Primal Clash" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Masquerain?
Masquerain is a Uncommon card in the Primal Clash set.
Other Masquerain printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
