Pokémon · Black & White
Shiftry
Next Destinies · #72 · Rare · 2012
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.78
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 72 / 103
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Nuzleaf
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- match
- Pokédex #
- 275
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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.
- Its main attack (Whirlwind) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥65 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 Fighting weakness — ≥65 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
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 2 decks
Building around Shiftry?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"By flapping its leafy fan, it can whip up gusts of 100 ft/second that can level houses."
Ability: Giant Fan
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. Your opponent shuffles that Pokémon and all cards attached to it into his or her deck.
DDCWhirlwind — 60
Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.45 | $0.75 | $19.98 | $0.78 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.89 | $1.36 | $19.98 | $1.17 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.13 |
| 7-day average | €0.74 |
| 30-day average | €0.86 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.79 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.58 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.85 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.45 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.63 |
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 $0.78; 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 "Next Destinies" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Shiftry?
Shiftry is a Rare card in the Next Destinies set.
Other Shiftry printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
