Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Shiftry-GX
Celestial Storm · #152 · Rare Ultra · 2018
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Market reference
$5.83
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 152 / 187
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare Ultra
- HP
- 240
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · GX
- Evolves from
- Nuzleaf
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- PLANETA Igarashi
- Pokédex #
- 275
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Shiftry-GX plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Extrasensory) 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 ≥120 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- 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-GX
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥120 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
- 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 PLANETA Igarashi
This card was illustrated by PLANETA Igarashi.
Building around Shiftry-GX?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
GPerplex — 40
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.
GCCExtrasensory — 90+
If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, this attack does 90 more damage.
GCCDen of Iniquity-GX
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. Your opponent shuffles that Pokémon and all cards attached to it into their deck. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
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-GX 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $4.89 | $5.99 | $50.00 | $5.83 | $9.62 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.99 |
| 7-day average | €7.52 |
| 30-day average | €6.07 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €7.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.98 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.42 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.62 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.37 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.49 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shiftry-GX is real?
Shiftry-GX 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-GX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shiftry-GX is $5.83; 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-GX from?
Shiftry-GX is from the Pokémon set "Celestial Storm" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Shiftry-GX?
Shiftry-GX is a Rare Ultra card in the Celestial Storm set.
Other Shiftry-GX printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
