Pokémon · XY
Shiftry
Steam Siege · #11 · Rare Holo · 2016
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.65
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 11 / 116
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nuzleaf
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 275
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Shiftry plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Extrasensory) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass / Darkness type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Nuzleaf first).
How to beat Shiftry
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥70 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 copies on average · 2 decks
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Shiftry?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"By flapping its leafy fan, it can whip up gusts of 100 ft/second that can level houses."
GWicked Wind — 40
Until the end of your opponent's next turn, each Stadium or Pokémon Tool card in play has no effect. (This includes cards that come into play on that turn.)
CCExtrasensory — 60+
If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, this attack does 60 more damage.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Shiftry or Steam Siege.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Shiftry 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.20 | $0.62 | $57.00 | $0.65 | $0.54 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.39 | $1.09 | $18.46 | $1.23 | $18.46 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.29 |
| 7-day average | €1.50 |
| 30-day average | €1.30 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €1.56 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.61 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.09 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.65 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.85 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shiftry is real?
Shiftry 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 Shiftry worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shiftry is $0.65; 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 Shiftry from?
Shiftry is from the Pokémon set "Steam Siege" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Shiftry?
Shiftry is a Rare Holo card in the Steam Siege set.
Other Shiftry printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
