Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Shining Celebi
SM Black Star Promos · #SM79 · Promo · 2017
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Market reference
$37.29
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM79 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Sanosuke Sakuma
- Pokédex #
- 251
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Shining Celebi 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 (Leaf Step) 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 ≥35 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 Shining Celebi
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Sanosuke Sakuma
This card was illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma.
Building around Shining Celebi?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon wanders across time. Grass and trees flourish in the forests in which it has appeared."
Ability: Time Recall
Each of your evolved Pokémon can use any attack from its previous Evolutions. (You still need the necessary Energy to use each attack.)
GCLeaf Step — 30
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Shining Celebi was legal.
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4 days ago
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5 days ago
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The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
3 weeks ago
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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $25.53 | $41.84 | $99.95 | $37.29 | $31.75 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.90 |
| 7-day average | €16.00 |
| 30-day average | €13.62 |
| Low | €4.50 |
| Trend price | €13.95 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.98 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €29.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €65.62 |
| averageSellPrice | €13.77 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €48.53 |
| Reverse holo trend | €52.01 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shining Celebi is real?
Shining Celebi 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 Shining Celebi worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shining Celebi is $37.29; 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 Shining Celebi from?
Shining Celebi is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Shining Celebi?
Shining Celebi is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
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