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Thievul

Sword & Shield

Sword & Shield · #126 · Rare · 2020

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Card facts

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Set position: 126 / 216
Release year: 2020
Rarity: Rare
HP: 100
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Nickit
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: D
Illustrator: Kouki Saitou
Pokédex #: 828
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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Primary role: Disruption
Damage efficiency: 90 damage; 30 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

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Thievul plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Darkness Fang) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥50 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 Nickit; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Thievul

Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2 copies on average · 2 decks

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About this card

HP: 100Type:DDarknessSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Nickit

"It secretly marks potential targets with a scent. By following the scent, it stalks its targets and steals from them when they least expect it."

DThief — 20

Your opponent reveals their hand. Choose a card you find there and put it on the bottom of their deck.

DCCDarkness Fang — 90

Weakness:G×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Thievul was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

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	$0.07	$0.23	$19.98	$0.12	$0.11
Reverse Holofoil	$0.19	$0.47	$19.98	$0.46	$0.33

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.12
7-day average	€0.28
30-day average	€0.25
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.34
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.20
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.45
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.73
reverseHoloSell	€0.62
averageSellPrice	€0.28
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.54
Reverse holo trend	€0.80

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Thievul is real?

Thievul 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 Thievul worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Thievul is $0.12; 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 Thievul from?

Thievul is from the Pokémon set "Sword & Shield" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.

What rarity is Thievul?

Thievul is a Rare card in the Sword & Shield set.