Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Espeon
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH174 · Promo · 2019
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$15.70
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH174 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Eevee
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Tika Matsuno
- Pokédex #
- 196
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 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 Espeon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥55 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 Eevee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Espeon
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Tika Matsuno
This card was illustrated by Tika Matsuno.
Building around Espeon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It unleashes psychic power from the orb on its forehead. When its power is exhausted, the orb grows dull and dark."
PPsy Bolt — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
PCPsychic — 10+
This attack does 40 more damage for each Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Espeon or SWSH Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Espeon was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Espeon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Espeon ex — Prismatic Evolutions
Played in 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $9.98 | $15.92 | $125.00 | $15.70 | $24.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.70 |
| 7-day average | €5.84 |
| 30-day average | €5.42 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €4.90 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.07 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Espeon is real?
Espeon 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 Espeon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Espeon is $15.70; 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 Espeon from?
Espeon is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Espeon?
Espeon is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
Other Espeon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
