Pokémon · XY
Shiftry
XY Black Star Promos · #XY23 · Promo · 2013
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From
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Market reference
$0.73
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY23 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nuzleaf
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Sanosuke Sakuma
- Pokédex #
- 275
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 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.
- Its main attack (Spirit Dance) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass 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 · 5 decks
More by Sanosuke Sakuma
This card was illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma.
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."
GWhisk Away — 30+
Your opponent reveals his or her hand. Choose a Pokémon you find there and put it on the bottom your opponent's deck. If you do, this attack does 30 more damage.
GCCSpirit Dance — 60+
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 more damage for each heads.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/21| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.39 | $0.73 | $19.98 | $0.73 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/28| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.20 |
| 7-day average | €1.40 |
| 30-day average | €1.40 |
| Low | €0.30 |
| Trend price | €0.99 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.95 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.64 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.49 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.16 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.41 |
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 $0.73; 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 "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Shiftry?
Shiftry is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos set.
Other Shiftry printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
