Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Greninja
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH305 · Promo · 2019
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Market reference
$52.21
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH305 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Frogadier
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- Taiga Kasai
- Pokédex #
- 658
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 120 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Greninja plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Coordinated Shuriken) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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 Frogadier first).
How to beat Greninja
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Taiga Kasai
This card was illustrated by Taiga Kasai.
Building around Greninja?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It creates throwing stars out of compressed water. When it spins them and throws them at high speed, these stars can split metal in two."
WCCCoordinated Shuriken — 120
This attack also does 10 damage to 3 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Greninja or SWSH Black Star Promos.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #63 PTCG Live
Jul 29, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #4 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Jul 29, 2026
PokeMagee Weekly #12 (36 codes winner)
Jul 29, 2026
Zard-Pokénight #011
Jul 29, 2026
REFINE Summer Series Session 5: Pika Cinco
Jul 29, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #5 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Jul 30, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Greninja was legal.
Pudding Weekly #6 | Funky Ehh
today
Pitch Black Tourney - Last Prize Series #10
today
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #15 • TCG Live | Booster Box
today
👑 CrownOfSpain 👑 #3 (10€ paypal)
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
today
Turtwig Den Revival Series Challenge 42
today
Tournament play
This printing of Greninja has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Greninja ex — Twilight Masquerade
Played in 687 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 | $48.09 | $98.87 | $399.00 | $52.21 | $68.19 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €49.00 |
| 7-day average | €55.55 |
| 30-day average | €33.43 |
| Low | €48.00 |
| Trend price | €61.88 |
| Low (excellent+) | €48.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €56.98 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Greninja is real?
Greninja 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 Greninja worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Greninja is $52.21; 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 Greninja from?
Greninja is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Greninja?
Greninja is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
Other Greninja printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
