Pokémon · EX
Kirlia
Sandstorm · #40 · Uncommon · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$4.65
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 40 / 100
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Ralts
- Evolves to
- Gardevoir, Gallade
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 281
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 Kirlia plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- 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.
- Its main attack (Link Blast) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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 single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Ralts; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
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
- 1.85 copies on average · 87 decks
- Match win rate
- 36.8%
- -10.5 pts vs the 47.3% 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 Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Kirlia?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
PCPsyshock — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
PCCLink Blast — 60
If Kirlia and the Defending Pokémon have a different amount of Energy attached to them, this attack's base damage is 30 instead of 60.
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 | $2.25 | $5.00 | $57.60 | $4.65 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $10.00 | $30.00 | $179.90 | $19.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.50 |
| 7-day average | €1.59 |
| 30-day average | €2.16 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €2.21 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.98 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.27 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.58 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.62 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.92 |
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 $4.65; 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 "Sandstorm" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Kirlia?
Kirlia is a Uncommon card in the Sandstorm set.
Other Kirlia printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
