Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Kirlia
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH271 · Promo · 2019
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Market reference
$1.95
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH271 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Ralts
- Evolves to
- Gardevoir, Gallade
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- Taira Akitsu
- Pokédex #
- 281
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥40 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Kirlia
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 1.98 copies on average · 117 decks
- Match win rate
- 36.2%
- -10.9 pts vs the 47.1% 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 Taira Akitsu
This card was illustrated by Taira Akitsu.
Building around Kirlia?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"If its Trainer becomes happy, it overflows with energy, dancing joyously while spinning about."
Ability: Refinement
You must discard a card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw 2 cards.
PCSlap — 30
Weakness:M×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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Recent tournament results
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.19 | $2.03 | $50.00 | $1.95 | $2.98 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.60 |
| 7-day average | €1.72 |
| 30-day average | €1.64 |
| Low | €0.69 |
| Trend price | €2.09 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.69 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.08 |
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 $1.95; 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 "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Kirlia?
Kirlia is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
Other Kirlia printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
