Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Shiftry
Vivid Voltage · #12 · Rare · 2020
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Market reference
$0.21
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 12 / 203
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nuzleaf
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Uta
- Pokédex #
- 275
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 110 damage
- 55 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 Shiftry plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- 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 — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 4 decks
More by Uta
This card was illustrated by Uta.
Building around Shiftry?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A Pokémon that was feared as a forest guardian. It can read the foe's mind and take preemptive action."
Ability: Shifty Substitution
As long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, each Supporter card in your opponent's hand has the effect "Draw 3 cards." (This happens instead of the card's usual effect.)
GCFan Tornado — 110
You may have your opponent switch their Active Pokémon with 1 of their Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Shiftry or Vivid Voltage.
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.22 | $19.98 | $0.21 | $0.08 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.14 | $0.38 | $999.99 | $0.38 | $0.20 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.11 |
| 7-day average | €0.06 |
| 30-day average | €0.15 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.15 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.39 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.52 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.36 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.41 |
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 $0.21; 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 Shiftry from?
Shiftry is from the Pokémon set "Vivid Voltage" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Shiftry?
Shiftry is a Rare card in the Vivid Voltage set.
Other Shiftry printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
