Pokémon · EX
Shiftry
Deoxys · #25 · Rare · 2005
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From
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Market reference
$0.95
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 25 / 108
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nuzleaf
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 275
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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
Strategy & play
How Shiftry plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Stadium Power) 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 ≥55 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 — ≥55 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 · 4 decks
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Shiftry?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Fan Action
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may switch 1 of the Defending Pokémon with 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. Your opponent chooses the Benched Pokémon to switch. This power can't be used if Shiftry is affected by a Special Condition.
GCCStadium Power — 50+
If there is any Stadium card in play, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage.
Weakness:R×2
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.30 | $0.95 | $19.98 | $0.95 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $16.42 | $97.00 | $4,321.00 | $18.30 | $150.16 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/28| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.37 |
| 30-day average | €0.56 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €7.23 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €14.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €13.60 |
| reverseHoloSell | €14.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.83 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €14.73 |
| Reverse holo trend | €14.35 |
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 $0.95; 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 "Deoxys" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Shiftry?
Shiftry is a Rare card in the Deoxys set.
Other Shiftry printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
