Pokémon · EX
Delibird
Team Rocket Returns · #21 · Rare · 2004
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$18.01
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 111
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 225
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- 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 Delibird 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.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Delibird
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.11 copies on average · 53 decks
- Match win rate
- 39.0%
- -8.2 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
Building around Delibird?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Gift Exchange
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Delibird is your Active Pokémon, you may shuffle 1 card from your hand into your deck. Then, draw a card. This power can't be used if Delibird is affected by a Special Condition.
CCSouvenir
Flip 3 coins. If 1 of them is heads, put 4 damage counters on the Defending Pokémon. If 2 of them are heads, remove 1 damage counter from the Defending Pokémon. If all of them are heads, put 10 damage counters on the Defending Pokémon. If all of them are tails, remove all damage counters from the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:M×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Delibird has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Delibird — Mega Evolution
Played in 39 recent decks
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $18.55 | $29.99 | $224.95 | $18.01 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $86.00 | $621.40 | $1,496.65 | $69.76 | $799.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €15.00 |
| 7-day average | €10.27 |
| 30-day average | €7.69 |
| Low | €3.90 |
| Trend price | €8.73 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €10.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €21.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €32.31 |
| reverseHoloSell | €36.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €7.66 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €22.67 |
| Reverse holo trend | €39.72 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Delibird is real?
Delibird 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 Delibird worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Delibird is $18.01; 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 Delibird from?
Delibird is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket Returns" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Delibird?
Delibird is a Rare card in the Team Rocket Returns set.
Other Delibird printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
