Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Drifblim
Stormfront · #16 · Rare · 2008
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$2.19
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Drifloon
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 426
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 40 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 Drifblim 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 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 Darkness ×2 — a Darkness 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Drifloon; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Drifblim
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥45 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
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Drifblim?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Delivery
Put any 1 card from your discard pile into your hand.
Lifting
Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. For each Basic Pokémon you put onto your Bench, you may search your deck for a basic Energy card and attach it to that Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
PCOminous Wind — 40
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused and can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Weakness:D+20
Resistance:C-20
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.89 | $1.52 | $31.10 | $2.19 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.78 | $5.39 | $58.80 | $4.82 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.22 |
| 7-day average | €1.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.79 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €0.96 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.65 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.36 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.89 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Drifblim is real?
Drifblim 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 Drifblim worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Drifblim is $2.19; 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 Drifblim from?
Drifblim is from the Pokémon set "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Drifblim?
Drifblim is a Rare card in the Stormfront set.
Other Drifblim printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
