Pokémon · XY
Ninjask
Roaring Skies · #10 · Uncommon · 2015
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Market reference
$0.20
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 10 / 112
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Nincada
- Evolves to
- Shedinja
- Illustrator
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Pokédex #
- 291
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Ninjask plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 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 Nincada; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Ninjask
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 2.8 copies on average · 5 decks
More by Sumiyoshi Kizuki
This card was illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Building around Ninjask?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Because it moves so quickly, it sometimes becomes unseeable. It congregates around tree sap."
Ability: Wing Buzz
Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, you may discard a card from your hand. If you do, discard the top card of your opponent's deck.
GCAfterimage Assault — 30
Search your deck for up to 2 Ninjask and put them onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Weakness:R×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ninjask 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 | $0.05 | $0.25 | $1,000.00 | $0.20 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.29 | $0.66 | $22.49 | $0.67 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.15 |
| 7-day average | €0.16 |
| 30-day average | €0.17 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.15 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.49 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.48 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ninjask is real?
Ninjask 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 Ninjask worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ninjask is $0.20; 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 Ninjask from?
Ninjask is from the Pokémon set "Roaring Skies" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Ninjask?
Ninjask is a Uncommon card in the Roaring Skies set.
Other Ninjask printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
