Pokémon · EX
Rain Castform
Hidden Legends · #23 · Rare · 2004
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Market reference
$5.45
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 102
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Pokédex #
- 351
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Rain Castform 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.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥30 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 Rain Castform
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥30 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 Sumiyoshi Kizuki
This card was illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Building around Rain Castform?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Temperamental Weather
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for Castform, Sunny Castform, or Snow-cloud Castform and switch it with Rain Castform. (Any cards attached to Rain Castform, damage counters, Special Conditions, and effects on it are now on the new Pokémon.) Shuffle Rain Castform back into your deck. You can't use more than 1 Temperamental Weather Poké-Power each turn.
WScattered Shower
Shuffle your hand into your deck. Draw up to 5 cards.
CCRainy Day Blues — 20
If Low Pressure System is in play, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness:L×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 | $3.54 | $6.29 | $96.68 | $5.45 | $96.68 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $44.99 | $49.00 | $369.80 | $34.86 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.40 |
| 7-day average | €1.95 |
| 30-day average | €1.85 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €3.01 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.84 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.47 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.77 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.28 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.83 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Rain Castform is real?
Rain Castform 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 Rain Castform worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Rain Castform is $5.45; 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 Rain Castform from?
Rain Castform is from the Pokémon set "Hidden Legends" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Rain Castform?
Rain Castform is a Rare card in the Hidden Legends set.
Other Rain Castform printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
