Pokémon · EX
Shroomish
Sandstorm · #78 · Common · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.19
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 78 / 100
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Breloom
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 285
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 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 Shroomish plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 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 Shroomish
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Shroomish?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CGrowth Spurt
Attach a Grass Energy card from your hand to Shroomish.
GCPoisonpowder — 10
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:W-30
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.35 | $0.99 | $21.10 | $1.19 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $25.00 | $49.99 | $51.50 | $9.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.46 |
| 7-day average | €0.59 |
| 30-day average | €0.42 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.27 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.69 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.16 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.33 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.35 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.96 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shroomish is real?
Shroomish 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 Shroomish worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shroomish is $1.19; 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 Shroomish from?
Shroomish is from the Pokémon set "Sandstorm" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Shroomish?
Shroomish is a Common card in the Sandstorm set.
Other Shroomish printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
