Pokémon · EX
Jirachi
Hidden Legends · #8 · Rare Holo · 2004
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$32.36
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 8 / 102
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Pokédex #
- 385
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Jirachi 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.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Needs Psychic / Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic / Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Jirachi
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ryo Ueda
This card was illustrated by Ryo Ueda.
Building around Jirachi?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CMake a Wish
Search your deck for a card that evolves from 1 of your Pokémon and put it on that Pokémon. (This counts as evolving that Pokémon.) If you do, put 1 damage counter on Jirachi. Shuffle your deck afterward.
PMMind Bend — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
This Pokémon is both Psychic Metal type.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
34
ran Jirachi
Tournaments scanned
306
past 30 days
Competitive note
Seeing competitive play.
7 top-cut decks · best finish 2nd
Top decks running Jirachi
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $23.00 | $31.98 | $442.39 | $32.36 | $314.09 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $398.70 | $399.69 | $1,496.90 | $70.34 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.49 |
| 7-day average | €7.77 |
| 30-day average | €11.14 |
| Low | €0.99 |
| Trend price | €7.78 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.20 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €19.04 |
| reverseHoloSell | €21.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €15.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €20.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Jirachi is real?
Jirachi 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 Jirachi worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Jirachi is $32.36; 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 Jirachi from?
Jirachi is from the Pokémon set "Hidden Legends" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Jirachi?
Jirachi is a Rare Holo card in the Hidden Legends set.
Other Jirachi printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
