Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Ferroseed
Vivid Voltage · #123 · Common · 2020
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.03
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 123 / 203
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Ferrothorn
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- HYOGONOSUKE
- Pokédex #
- 597
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Switching
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- 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 Ferroseed 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.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Ferroseed
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by HYOGONOSUKE
This card was illustrated by HYOGONOSUKE.
Building around Ferroseed?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It defends itself by launching spikes, but its aim isn't very good at first. Only after a lot of practice will it improve."
MReaction — 10
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-30
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ferroseed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $30.00 | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.25 | $25.20 | $0.20 | $0.16 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/25| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.04 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.11 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.09 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.10 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ferroseed is real?
Ferroseed 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 Ferroseed worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ferroseed is $0.03; 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 Ferroseed from?
Ferroseed is from the Pokémon set "Vivid Voltage" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Ferroseed?
Ferroseed is a Common card in the Vivid Voltage set.
Other Ferroseed printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
