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Passimian

Sword & Shield

Darkness Ablaze · #97 · Common · 2020

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Card facts

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Set position: 97 / 201
Release year: 2020
Rarity: Common
HP: 110
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: D
Illustrator: SATOSHI NAKAI
Pokédex #: 766
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Search / Tutor
Damage efficiency: 70 damage; 23.33 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerIgnores Weakness / Effects

Strategy & play

How Passimian plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Seen in 2% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.

How to beat Passimian

Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 2% of decks; 1.01 copies on average · 1080 decks
Match win rate: 52.0%; +4.8 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.

Raging Bolt ex

in 80% of decks · 870 seen

Iron Crown ex

in 4% of decks · 41 seen

Glass Trumpet

in 80% of decks · 865 seen

Tapu Koko ex

in 7% of decks · 76 seen

Iron Leaves ex

in 43% of decks · 470 seen

Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex

in 91% of decks · 992 seen

Chien-Pao

in 89% of decks · 963 seen

Raging Bolt

in 2% of decks · 27 seen

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About this card

HP: 110Type:FFightingSubtype: Basic

"Displaying amazing teamwork, they follow the orders of their boss as they all help out in the search for their favorite berries."

CCall for Family

Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.

FCCRock Hurl — 70

This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance.

Weakness:P×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Passimian was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

2 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

Tournament play

This printing of Passimian has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Passimian — Surging Sparks

Played in 219 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 2026/07/16

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.01	$0.15	$25.06	$0.06	$0.05
Reverse Holofoil	$0.01	$0.25	$19.98	$0.05	$0.05

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/16

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.03
7-day average	€0.05
30-day average	€0.04
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.06
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.03
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.04
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.14
reverseHoloSell	€0.15
averageSellPrice	€0.05
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.14
Reverse holo trend	€0.14

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Passimian is real?

Passimian 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 Passimian worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Passimian is $0.06; 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 Passimian from?

Passimian is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.

What rarity is Passimian?

Passimian is a Common card in the Darkness Ablaze set.