Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Frogadier
Forbidden Light · #23 · Uncommon · 2018
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.44
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 150
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Froakie
- Evolves to
- Greninja
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Akira Komayama
- Pokédex #
- 657
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Frogadier plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Froakie; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Frogadier
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥40 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
- 5% of decks
- 2.16 copies on average · 2492 decks
- Match win rate
- 42.2%
- -5.0 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.
More by Akira Komayama
This card was illustrated by Akira Komayama.
Building around Frogadier?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its swiftness is unparalleled. It can scale a tower of more than 2,000 feet in a minute's time."
Ability: Gale Shuriken
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may put 2 damage counters on 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
WWater Drip — 20
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Frogadier was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Frogadier
Tournaments scanned
301
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Frogadier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.25 | $0.47 | $4.19 | $0.44 | $0.26 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.80 | $1.19 | $19.98 | $1.14 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/31| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.06 |
| 7-day average | €0.12 |
| 30-day average | €0.19 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.11 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.91 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.95 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.91 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Frogadier is real?
Frogadier 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 Frogadier worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Frogadier is $0.44; 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 Frogadier from?
Frogadier is from the Pokémon set "Forbidden Light" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Frogadier?
Frogadier is a Uncommon card in the Forbidden Light set.
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