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Shiftry

Pokémon · Mega Evolution

Shiftry

Mega Evolution

Mega Evolution · #15 · Uncommon · 2025

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Market reference

$0.06

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Card facts

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Set position
15 / 188
Release year
2025
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
160
Subtype
Stage 2
Evolves from
Nuzleaf
Retreat cost
2 energy
Regulation mark
I
Pokédex #
275
Series
Mega Evolution

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Status Conditions
Damage efficiency
100 damage
50 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

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Shiftry plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
  • Its main attack (Perplex) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
  • Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥80 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 — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.
  • On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
1 copies on average · 2 decks

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About this card

HP: 160Type:GGrassSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Nuzleaf

GReversing Gust

Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. Shuffle that Pokémon and all attached cards into their deck.

GCPerplex — 100

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.

Weakness:R×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

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.

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Updated 2026/07/09
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.15$19.98$0.06$0.01
Reverse Holofoil$0.01$0.23$19.98$0.23$0.04

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 $0.06; 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 "Mega Evolution" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Shiftry?

Shiftry is a Uncommon card in the Mega Evolution set.