Pokémon · Platinum
Silcoon
Platinum · #63 · Uncommon · 2009
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$0.38
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 63 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Wurmple
- Evolves to
- Beautifly
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex #
- 266
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Silcoon 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥40 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 Wurmple; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Silcoon
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 4 copies on average · 1 decks
Building around Silcoon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It wraps silk around the branches of a tree. It drinks rainwater on its silk while awaiting evolution."
Ascension
Search your deck for a card that evolves from Silcoon and put it onto Silcoon. (This counts as evolving Silcoon.) Shuffle your deck afterward.
GCSticky String — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:R+20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.22 | $0.39 | $19.98 | $0.38 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.88 | $1.44 | $19.98 | $1.36 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.15 |
| 30-day average | €0.16 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.95 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.13 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.05 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.08 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Silcoon is real?
Silcoon 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 Silcoon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Silcoon is $0.38; 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 Silcoon from?
Silcoon is from the Pokémon set "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Silcoon?
Silcoon is a Uncommon card in the Platinum set.
Other Silcoon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
