Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Deerling
Temporal Forces · #165 · Illustration Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$44.88
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 165 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Sawsbuck
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Susumu Maeya
- Pokédex #
- 585
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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 Deerling 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 (Leaf Litter Tackle) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Deerling
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 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 · 3 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Susumu Maeya
This card was illustrated by Susumu Maeya.
Building around Deerling?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Deerling have different scents depending on the season. In this form, Deerling have a softly sweet scent that lingers in the nose."
CFlop — 10
GCCLeaf Litter Tackle — 40
Discard a Grass Energy from this Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Deerling or Temporal Forces.
SEASAC League Challenge #22 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 24, 2026
PRE Worlds Pumpkaweekly!
Aug 24, 2026
Sunny's Weekly #270 Trolley Ride to Worlds!
Aug 24, 2026
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #25 25 Codes
Aug 24, 2026
🇧🇷 Hit Cup #15 | TCG Live
Aug 25, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
Aug 25, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Deerling was legal.
Rare Candy Club Showdown #39 (50 CODES)
today
Deep Sea Draw - Sei's Community Tourney (8/2026)
today
Kearney Free Entry Standard Tournament #2
today
ITA Weekly #3
today
Tournoi amical LEAGUE canto N62° SPECIAL
today
SEASAC League Challenge #21 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $35.33 | $48.87 | $2,000.00 | $44.88 | $39.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.90 |
| 7-day average | €12.93 |
| 30-day average | €14.33 |
| Low | €9.30 |
| Trend price | €12.27 |
| Low (excellent+) | €9.30 |
| averageSellPrice | €14.97 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Deerling is real?
Deerling 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 Deerling worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Deerling is $44.88; 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 Deerling from?
Deerling is from the Pokémon set "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Deerling?
Deerling is a Illustration Rare card in the Temporal Forces set.
Other Deerling printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
