Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Alakazam V
Vivid Voltage · #172 · Rare Ultra · 2020
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Market reference
$4.74
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 172 / 203
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare Ultra
- HP
- 190
- Subtype
- Basic · V
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Ayaka Yoshida
- Pokédex #
- 65
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Alakazam V 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 (Mind Ruler) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥95 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Alakazam V
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥95 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Building around Alakazam V?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
PZen Spoon
Put 3 damage counters on your opponent's Pokémon in any way you like.
PPMind Ruler — 30×
This attack does 30 damage for each card in your opponent's hand.
V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Alakazam V 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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.00 | $4.90 | $50.00 | $4.74 | $5.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.03 |
| 7-day average | €3.31 |
| 30-day average | €3.84 |
| Low | €1.50 |
| Trend price | €2.43 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €6.45 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.04 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.60 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.36 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.54 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Alakazam V is real?
Alakazam V 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 Alakazam V worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Alakazam V is $4.74; 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 Alakazam V from?
Alakazam V is from the Pokémon set "Vivid Voltage" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Alakazam V?
Alakazam V is a Rare Ultra card in the Vivid Voltage set.
Other Alakazam V printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
