Pokémon · XY
Shieldon
Steam Siege · #69 · Uncommon · 2016
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$0.24
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 69 / 116
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Restored
- Evolves from
- Armor Fossil Shieldon
- Evolves to
- Bastiodon
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Mizue
- Pokédex #
- 410
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Strategy & play
How Shieldon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Hammer In) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Shieldon
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.06 copies on average · 226 decks
- Match win rate
- 33.3%
- -13.8 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.
Cranidos
in 22% of decks · 47 seen
Rampardos ex
in 22% of decks · 47 seen
Antique Armor Fossil
in 100% of decks · 217 seen
Bastiodon
in 100% of decks · 217 seen
Antique Skull Fossil
in 22% of decks · 47 seen
Fossil Quarry
in 91% of decks · 198 seen
Iron Thorns ex
in 14% of decks · 30 seen
Gengar ex
in 5% of decks · 10 seen
More by Mizue
This card was illustrated by Mizue.
Building around Shieldon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It was generated from a fossil dug out of a layer of clay that was older than anyone knows. It has a sturdy face."
CCRock Head — 20
During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
MCCHammer In — 60
Put this card onto your Bench only with the effect of Armor Fossil Shieldon
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Shieldon was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Shieldon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Shieldon — Pitch Black
Played in 232 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.05 | $0.25 | $1,000.00 | $0.24 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.48 | $19.98 | $0.48 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.12 |
| 7-day average | €0.14 |
| 30-day average | €0.10 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.16 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.47 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.13 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.39 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.49 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shieldon is real?
Shieldon 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 Shieldon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shieldon is $0.24; 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 Shieldon from?
Shieldon is from the Pokémon set "Steam Siege" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Shieldon?
Shieldon is a Uncommon card in the Steam Siege set.
Other Shieldon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
