The cardSVI 96 · PAF 159
Klefki

Klefki

Klefki has appeared in several sets: Scarlet & Violet (SVI 96) and Paldean Fates (PAF 159). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

What the card itself says

Everything below is written on the card itself: how much health it has, what it fears, and what its attacks cost.

HP70
TypePsychic
StageBasic
Retreat cost1
WeaknessMetal ×2
Regulation markG

ITS ABILITY

Mischievous LockAs long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, Basic Pokémon in play (both yours and your opponent's) have no Abilities, except for Mischievous Lock.

ITS ATTACKS

Joust10ColorlessBefore doing damage, discard all Pokémon Tools from your opponent's Active Pokémon.

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.

WHAT IT HAS GOING FOR IT

  • 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.
  • It has an Ability, Mischievous Lock. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
  • It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR

  • None of the 3,150 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.
  • Weakness Metal ×2. Against a Metal Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,150 tournament lists we have read, 464 run at least one Pokémon of that type.
  • 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.

What it costs

We have no price to show you for this card today. The link below takes you where it sells, and you will see the day's numbers there.

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

Paldean Fates landed here on 26 January 2024.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 1 December 2023, under the code SV4a. That is 56 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 11 Klefki cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Klefki card and its price

Where to find it

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