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Spiritomb

Pokémon · XY

Spiritomb

XY

Phantom Forces · #55 · Rare · 2014

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Market reference

$0.50

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
55 / 124
Release year
2014
Rarity
Rare
HP
70
Subtype
Basic
Retreat cost
1 energy
Illustrator
PLANETA
Pokédex #
442
Series
XY

Card analysis

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

Primary role
Status Conditions
Damage efficiency
30 damage
15 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

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

  • A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
  • Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
  • Its main attack (Confuse Ray) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
  • Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.

How to beat Spiritomb

  • 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
1% of decks
1.16 copies on average · 439 decks
Match win rate
43.8%
-3.4 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 70Type:DDarknessSubtype: Basic

"A Pokémon that was formed by 108 spirits. It is bound to a fissure in an odd keystone."

CB Cancel — 10

Your opponent can't play any Pokémon from his or her hand to evolve the Defending Pokémon during his or her next turn.

DCConfuse Ray — 30

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

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

SpiritombPitch Black

Played in 402 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 2026/07/19
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.16$0.50$18.34$0.50$0.35
Reverse Holofoil$0.45$0.75$19.98$0.75

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/04
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.45
7-day average€0.63
30-day average€0.54
Low€0.05
Trend price€0.60
Low (excellent+)€0.10
Reverse holo low€0.25
reverseHoloAvg1€0.50
Reverse holo 7-day€1.06
reverseHoloSell€0.50
averageSellPrice€0.66
Reverse holo 30-day€0.91
Reverse holo trend€0.89

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Spiritomb is real?

Spiritomb 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 Spiritomb worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Spiritomb is $0.50; 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 Spiritomb from?

Spiritomb is from the Pokémon set "Phantom Forces" in the XY series, released in 2014.

What rarity is Spiritomb?

Spiritomb is a Rare card in the Phantom Forces set.