Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Shieldon
Ultra Prism · #84 · Uncommon · 2018
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$0.21
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 84 / 178
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Unidentified Fossil
- Evolves to
- Bastiodon
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- so-taro
- Pokédex #
- 410
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Shieldon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Confront) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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 Unidentified Fossil; 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 Shieldon
- Exploit its Fire 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
- 2.05 copies on average · 223 decks
- Match win rate
- 33.6%
- -13.6 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.
Cranidos
in 21% of decks · 50 seen
Rampardos ex
in 21% of decks · 50 seen
Antique Armor Fossil
in 100% of decks · 237 seen
Bastiodon
in 100% of decks · 237 seen
Antique Skull Fossil
in 21% of decks · 50 seen
Fossil Quarry
in 90% of decks · 213 seen
Iron Thorns ex
in 15% of decks · 36 seen
Gengar ex
in 5% of decks · 11 seen
More by so-taro
This card was illustrated by so-taro.
Building around Shieldon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon lived in primeval jungles. Few enemies would have been willing to square off against its heavily armored face, so it's thought."
MCTake Down — 50
This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself.
MMCConfront — 80
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Shieldon was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Shieldon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Shieldon — Pitch Black
Played in 239 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.05 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.21 | $0.19 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.51 | $19.98 | $0.52 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.07 |
| 7-day average | €0.10 |
| 30-day average | €0.11 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.11 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.39 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.48 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.38 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.40 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shieldon is real?
Shieldon 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 Shieldon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shieldon is $0.21; 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 Shieldon from?
Shieldon is from the Pokémon set "Ultra Prism" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Shieldon?
Shieldon is a Uncommon card in the Ultra Prism set.
Other Shieldon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
