Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Rayquaza
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH029 · Promo · 2019
Listings
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Market reference
$9.27
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH029 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- so-taro
- Pokédex #
- 384
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Rayquaza 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.
- Its main attack (Power Blast) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥65 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 Rayquaza
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 5 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by so-taro
This card was illustrated by so-taro.
Building around Rayquaza?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It flies in the ozone layer, way up high in the sky. Until recently, no one had ever seen it."
CCJaw Lock — 30
During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat.
CCCPower Blast — 120
Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Rayquaza 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $6.00 | $10.68 | $49.99 | $9.27 | $11.15 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.75 |
| 7-day average | €8.23 |
| 30-day average | €8.74 |
| Low | €2.10 |
| Trend price | €3.55 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.80 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.71 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.54 |
| averageSellPrice | €7.37 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.28 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.25 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Rayquaza is real?
Rayquaza 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 Rayquaza worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Rayquaza is $9.27; 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 Rayquaza from?
Rayquaza is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Rayquaza?
Rayquaza is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
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