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Finizen

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Finizen

Scarlet & Violet

Obsidian Flames · #60 · Common · 2023

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Market reference

$0.13

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
60 / 230
Release year
2023
Rarity
Common
HP
50
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Palafin
Retreat cost
2 energy
Regulation mark
G
Illustrator
kodama
Pokédex #
963
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

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

Primary role
Search / Tutor
Damage efficiency
10 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

AttackerSwitching

Strategy & play

How Finizen 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.
  • Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.
  • Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Finizen

  • Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
  • KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
3.56 copies on average · 109 decks
Match win rate
43.3%
-4.0 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 50Type:WWaterSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Palafin

"It likes playing with others of its kind using the water ring on its tail. It uses ultrasonic waves to sense the emotions of other living creatures."

WValiant Evolution

Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, search your deck for a card that evolves from this Pokémon and put it onto this Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck.

WRazor Fin — 10

Weakness:L×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Finizen has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

FinizenTwilight Masquerade

Played in 32 recent decks

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 2026/07/12
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.20$19.98$0.13$0.05
Reverse Holofoil$0.10$0.30$2.28$0.29$0.17

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/22
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.03
7-day average€0.03
30-day average€0.05
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.02
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.07
Reverse holo 7-day€0.15
reverseHoloSell€0.21
averageSellPrice€0.04
Reverse holo 30-day€0.22
Reverse holo trend€0.18

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Finizen is real?

Finizen 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 Finizen worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Finizen is $0.13; 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 Finizen from?

Finizen is from the Pokémon set "Obsidian Flames" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.

What rarity is Finizen?

Finizen is a Common card in the Obsidian Flames set.