Pokémon · EX
Kirlia
Ruby & Sapphire · #35 · Uncommon · 2003
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Market reference
$2.23
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 35 / 109
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Ralts
- Evolves to
- Gardevoir, Gallade
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 281
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Kirlia plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Ralts; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Kirlia
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥35 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
- 1.94 copies on average · 96 decks
- Match win rate
- 36.8%
- -10.4 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Kirlia?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CDazzle Dance
Flip a coin. If heads, each Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
PLife Drain
Flip a coin. If heads, put damage counters on the Defending Pokémon until it is 10 HP away from being Knocked Out.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $2.10 | $4.99 | $96.73 | $2.23 | $96.73 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $23.99 | $41.59 | $599.90 | $11.17 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/25| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.03 |
| 7-day average | €1.82 |
| 30-day average | €1.76 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €1.96 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.49 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.80 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.91 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.30 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.41 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.76 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.85 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Kirlia is real?
Kirlia 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 Kirlia worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kirlia is $2.23; 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 Kirlia from?
Kirlia is from the Pokémon set "Ruby & Sapphire" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Kirlia?
Kirlia is a Uncommon card in the Ruby & Sapphire set.
Other Kirlia printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
