# Greninja GX #SM197 — SM Black Star Promos

## Summary

Greninja is one of the most popular Pokémon ever made, a Kalos starter whose ninja design and Ash-Greninja run built a loyal following. This GX's Elusive Master draw engine and Mist Slash gave it real tournament standing, and as a Black Star Promo it was a bonus pull, not a booster chase. The modelled guide sits at $33, down 8% over 30 days on 12 copies traded, with only 13 days of inventory on the board; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $756 and a 33% observed gem rate putting about $110 of expected profit per submission, and the slabbed population is growing 3% a month, faster than 86% of tracked cards.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | SM Black Star Promos |
| Number | SM197 |
| Rarity | Promo |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | MPC Film |
| Release date | 2017-02-03 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Suffix | GX |
| Evolves from | Frogadier |
| HP | 230 |
| Types | Water |
| Ability: Elusive Master | Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is the last card in your hand, you may play it onto your Bench. If you do, draw 3 cards. |
| Attack: Mist Slash | cost Water/Colorless — damage 130 — This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any other effects on your opponent’s Active Pokémon. |
| Attack: Dark Mist GX | cost Water — Put 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon and all cards attached to it into your opponent’s hand. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Greninja #658](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/greninja) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$33.28** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-25T23:15:38.598Z
- 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 2026-10-25T23:15:38.598Z
- Floor delivered ask: $31.93 — as of 2026-10-25T23:15:38.598Z
- Quant score: 45/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-25T23:15:38.598Z — 8 of 11 inputs · 83% weight · -9% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2017-02-03T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-26T20:10:18.057Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-13T17:27:02.142Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-13T13:18:16.803Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-13T17:27:02.142Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-16T23:00:31.692Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/sm-black-star-promos/greninja-gx-sm197)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asmp-SM197%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)