Espathra PAR 197/182

Name: Espathra PAR 197/182
Brand: Pokémon

PARIllustration rare

Card language

Seller location

Espathra arrived in Paradox Rift on 3 November 2023.

The market for this printing

Finish unspecified

No quotation can be assigned to this reference until its finish is identified. Card language: English. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

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

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 120
Type: Psychic
Stage: Stage 1
Retreat cost: 1
Weakness: ×2
Resistance: -30
Regulation mark: G
Number: 197/182
Set: Paradox RiftPARSet guide
Illustrated by: AKIRA EGAWA

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.

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.
A strength
It has an Ability, Stance. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
Keep in mind
None of the 7,644 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.
Keep in mind
Weakness Darkness ×2. Against a Darkness Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 7,644 tournament lists we have read, 4,679 run at least one Pokémon of that type.
Keep in mind
Mark G. It is not among the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J. A legal reprint may still provide an exception.

Standard format: source checked on October 26, 2026. TCGdex

Every version of this card

Look at the number printed at the bottom of your card. That is what tells you which version you are holding. Tap yours to open its page.

Espathra PAR 81/182Paradox RiftRareRare
Espathra PAR 197/182Paradox RiftIllustration rareThe one you are looking atIllustration rare

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.

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.

View all Espathra cards

Espathra PAR 197/182

The market for this printing

When it came out