# Rotom (Japanese) #052 — S4a: Shiny Star V

## Summary

Rotom hovers over a cluttered wooden desk on this yellow Japanese card, tilted above an open book with a scatter of colourful volumes and a pencil cup behind it, an orange-and-blue plasma ghost caught mid-prank. Shiny Star V arrived in Japan in November 2020, nearly three months before the English Shining Fates Shiny Vault carried the same Rotom. As a plain Rare slot it is an accessible pull, and its quirky Rotom Phone Ability gave it some deck-building use in its era. A $0.14 modelled guide with no copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | S4a: Shiny Star V |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | 052 |
| Rarity | None |
| Era | jp-swsh |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2020-11-20 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.14** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-26T20:51:46.439Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-26T20:51:46.439Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.59 — as of 2026-10-26T20:51:46.439Z
- Quant score: 52/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-26T20:51:46.439Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 16% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2020-11-20T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-29T14:59:27.633Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-29T14:59:27.634Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-07-08T03:55:08.280Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-29T14:59:27.633Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/s4a-shiny-star-v/rotom)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-23643-052%3AJA%3ANORMAL~NM)