Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Shiftry
Evolving Skies · #97 · Rare · 2021
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Market reference
$0.16
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 97 / 237
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nuzleaf
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 275
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 43.33 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 (Nipping Cyclone) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Shiftry
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 2 decks
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Shiftry?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It lives quietly in the deep forest. It is said to create chilly winter winds with the fans it holds."
DShiftadieu
If your opponent's Active Pokémon has any damage counters on it, put it and all attached cards into your opponent's hand.
DCCNipping Cyclone — 130
Discard a random card from your opponent's hand.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $20.00 | $0.16 | $0.07 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.08 | $0.27 | $19.98 | $0.30 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.07 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.02 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.03 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.19 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.19 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.21 |
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 $0.16; 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 "Evolving Skies" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Shiftry?
Shiftry is a Rare card in the Evolving Skies set.
Other Shiftry printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
