Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Galarian Ponyta
Sword & Shield · #81 · Common · 2020
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Market reference
$0.29
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 81 / 216
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Rapidash
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Saya Tsuruta
- Pokédex #
- 77
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Galarian Ponyta plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- 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 Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness 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.
How to beat Galarian Ponyta
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Building around Galarian Ponyta?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon will look into your eyes and read the contents of your heart. If it finds evil there, it promptly hides away."
PPsy Bolt — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Galarian Ponyta was legal.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.06 | $0.30 | $5.06 | $0.29 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.30 | $0.57 | $19.96 | $0.57 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.12 |
| 7-day average | €0.15 |
| 30-day average | €0.13 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.18 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.39 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.33 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.62 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.46 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Galarian Ponyta is real?
Galarian Ponyta 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 Galarian Ponyta worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Galarian Ponyta is $0.29; 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 Galarian Ponyta from?
Galarian Ponyta is from the Pokémon set "Sword & Shield" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Galarian Ponyta?
Galarian Ponyta is a Common card in the Sword & Shield set.
Other Galarian Ponyta printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
