Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Cinderace
Sword & Shield · #36 · Rare · 2020
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From
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Market reference
$0.35
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 36 / 216
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 170
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Raboot
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 815
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 160 damage
- 53.33 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Cinderace 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.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥85 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 Raboot first).
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.
How to beat Cinderace
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥85 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
- 1% of decks
- 3.61 copies on average · 401 decks
- Match win rate
- 39.4%
- -7.8 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Cinderace?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It juggles a pebble with its feet, turning it into a burning soccer ball. Its shots strike opponents hard and leave them scorched."
RFlame Cloak — 40
Attach a Fire Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon.
RRCBright Flame — 160
Flip a coin. If tails, discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Cinderace or Sword & Shield.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Cinderace was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Cinderace has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Cinderace — Mega Evolution
Played in 155 recent decks
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.12 | $0.35 | $19.98 | $0.35 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.50 | $19.98 | $0.48 | $0.48 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.80 |
| 7-day average | €0.85 |
| 30-day average | €0.74 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.73 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.40 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.14 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.79 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.66 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.96 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Cinderace is real?
Cinderace 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 Cinderace worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Cinderace is $0.35; 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 Cinderace from?
Cinderace is from the Pokémon set "Sword & Shield" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Cinderace?
Cinderace is a Rare card in the Sword & Shield set.
Other Cinderace printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
