Paradox Rift

Espathra

PAREN081· Rare
Espathra PAR 81

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What the card itself says

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HP
120
Type
Psychic
Stage
Stage 1
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Resistance
-30
Regulation mark
G
Set
Paradox Rift (PAR)

Its Ability

Stance

When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may prevent all damage from and effects of attacks from your opponent's Pokémon done to this Pokémon until the end of your opponent's next turn.

Its attacks

Glittering Eyes

70+

If Tulip is in your discard pile, this attack does 70 more damage.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    It has an Ability, Stance. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,299 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Darkness ×2. Against a Darkness Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,299 tournament lists we have read, 1,987 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

  5. Keep in mind

    Mark G, and that letter has already left the format. You can still play it at home, or keep it in your binder. In a Standard tournament, no: the letters allowed today are H, I, and J.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Paradox Rift landed here on 3 November 2023.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 27 October 2023, under the code SV4K + SV4M. That is 7 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 8 Espathra cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Espathra card and its price