Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Grafaiai
Paldea Evolved · #223 · Illustration Rare · 2023
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Market reference
$8.39
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 223 / 279
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Shroodle
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Oswaldo KATO
- Pokédex #
- 945
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Grafaiai plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Shroodle; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Grafaiai
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥45 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
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Oswaldo KATO
This card was illustrated by Oswaldo KATO.
Building around Grafaiai?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The color of the poisonous saliva depends on what the Pokémon eats. Grafaiai covers its fingers in its saliva and draws patterns on trees in forests."
DSpit Poison
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
DColorful Graffiti — 40×
You may discard as many Basic Energy cards as you like from your hand. This attack does 40 damage for each type of Basic Energy you discarded in this way.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Grafaiai or Paldea Evolved.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Grafaiai was legal.
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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| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $5.00 | $9.24 | $24.95 | $8.39 | $9.23 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.95 |
| 7-day average | €4.63 |
| 30-day average | €4.68 |
| Low | €2.50 |
| Trend price | €4.69 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.48 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.70 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Grafaiai is real?
Grafaiai 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 Grafaiai worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Grafaiai is $8.39; 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 Grafaiai from?
Grafaiai is from the Pokémon set "Paldea Evolved" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Grafaiai?
Grafaiai is a Illustration Rare card in the Paldea Evolved set.
Other Grafaiai printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
