Pokémon · XY
Shiftry
Flashfire · #7 · Rare Holo · 2014
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From
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Market reference
$0.49
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 7 / 110
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nuzleaf
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 275
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 6.67 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Shiftry plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥70 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 — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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 · 2 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
"A Pokémon that was feared as a forest guardian. It can read the foe's mind and take preemptive action."
Ability: Leaf Draw
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard a Grass Energy card from your hand. If you do, draw 3 cards.
GCCDeranged Dance — 20×
This attack does 20 damage times the number of Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's).
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 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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.50 | $99.00 | $0.49 | $0.67 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.24 | $0.64 | $19.98 | $0.58 | $0.67 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.80 |
| 7-day average | €1.29 |
| 30-day average | €1.11 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.14 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.08 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.59 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.04 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.03 |
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 $0.49; 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 "Flashfire" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Shiftry?
Shiftry is a Rare Holo card in the Flashfire set.
Other Shiftry printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
