Pokémon · Platinum
Shinx
Arceus · #74 · Common · 2009
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From
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Market reference
$0.37
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 74 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Luxio
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- sui
- Pokédex #
- 403
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Shinx plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Swagger) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Shinx
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3 copies on average · 27 decks
- Match win rate
- 37.6%
- -9.6 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 sui
This card was illustrated by sui.
Building around Shinx?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble."
CGnaw — 10
CCSwagger — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:F+10
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.39 | $19.82 | $0.37 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.20 | $4.62 | $60.60 | $5.66 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.16 |
| 7-day average | €0.14 |
| 30-day average | €0.15 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.21 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.29 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.48 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.25 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.75 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.24 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.35 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.38 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shinx is real?
Shinx 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 Shinx worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shinx is $0.37; 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 Shinx from?
Shinx is from the Pokémon set "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Shinx?
Shinx is a Common card in the Arceus set.
Other Shinx printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
