01Card Stats

Stage 2 (evolves from Nuzleaf)

HP 110

TypeDarkness

RarityRare Holo

IllustratorMitsuhiro Arita

WeaknessFighting ×2

Retreat●

SetLegend Maker

Released2006

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Rare Holo
Foiling: Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
Alt art / specials: No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English: Standard English release.
Japanese: Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European: Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other: No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Holo	~$9.68 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.
Reverse Holo	~$24 TCGplayer market for the reverse-holo parallel (asking-price proxy).

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07Why Collectors Want It

Shiftry — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #275).
Required for any complete Shiftry master set across eras.
Collectors of the Legend Maker set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 2 Shiftry with 110 HP; top attack around 40 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Ability: Evolutionary Fan

Once during your turn, when you play Shiftry from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may choose 1 of your Evolved Pokémon in play (excluding any Shiftry). Return that Pokémon and all cards attached to it to your hand.

Reactive Beating Cost: Colorless + Colorless · 30 damage

If Shiftry has any React Energy cards attached to it, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Cross-Cut Cost: Darkness + Colorless + Colorless · 40+ damage

If the Defending Pokémon is an Evolved Pokémon, this attack does 40 damage plus 30 more damage.

Weakness: Fighting ×2
Resistance: Psychic -30
Retreat cost: 1

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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