Marshadow’s best-known TCG identity isn’t a solo card at all — it’s a Tag Team with Machamp. But its Japanese history actually starts two years earlier, with a 70 HP disruption card competitive players kept in their decks for years.
This guide walks through every Japanese Marshadow printing worth knowing — the Tag Team GX era, the hand-disruption Let Loose ability from Shining Legends, the GX Ultra Shiny reprint, and the current-era Abyss Eye single — and identifies which one is which. It also covers what Marshadow has going on outside the TCG right now, and what that does and doesn’t mean for card collectors. We ship Japanese sealed product and graded singles worldwide from Tokyo, and the stock referenced here reflects our own catalog.
Marshadow itself is a Mythical Pokemon, and its Japanese TCG history clusters into a handful of distinct eras, each tied to a specific set rather than a long-running product line. Knowing which era a copy comes from is most of the work of identifying it.
Six Japanese Marshadow printings span 2017 to 2026, from the Shining Legends Let Loose card to the current Standard-legal Abyss Eye single. Our PSA 10 Marshadow & Machamp GX RR (SM12a 067/173, Tag All Stars) is currently listed at ¥11,215 (~$69) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order). If you’re chasing the same TAG TEAM printing sealed, our Tag All Stars Booster Box is currently listed at ¥212,100 (~$1,301).
The price below reflects our own catalog as of August 2026, converted at ¥163/USD. This guide does not report external secondary-market prices — only stock we currently carry is priced.
Every Marshadow Card and Where It’s From
Six Japanese Marshadow printings, from the 2017 Shining Legends single to the current Standard-legal Abyss Eye card:
| Carta | Number | Rarity | Set | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshadow & Machamp GX | SM10 042/095 | RR | Double Blaze | 2019 |
| Marshadow & Machamp GX | SM10 101/095 | SR | Double Blaze | 2019 |
| Marshadow & Machamp GX | SM12a 067/173 | RR | Tag All Stars | 2019 |
| Marshadow | SM3p #046 | R | Shining Legends | 2017 |
| Marshadow GX | SM8b #064 | RR | GX Ultra Shiny | 2018 |
| Marshadow | M5 #038 | U | Abyss Eye | 2026 |
Three of the six belong to the same Marshadow & Machamp GX card — one original printing split across two rarities, plus a later reprint in a different set. The other three are solo Marshadow prints spread nine years apart, from a 2017 competitive staple to a 2026 card released this spring. The sections below cover each in the order they matter for identification, starting with the Tag Team debut.
A quick way to sort a stack of Marshadow cards: check whether the card shows Marshadow alone or paired with Machamp first. That splits the six into the TAG TEAM trio (SM10 and SM12a) versus the three solo prints (SM3p, SM8b, and M5). From there, the set logo printed on the card — not the Marshadow artwork itself, which changes between printings — is the fastest way to confirm which specific card you’re holding.
The Tag Team Debut: Double Blaze RR and Secret SR
Marshadow & Machamp GX first appeared in Double Blaze (SM10, 2019) as a 270 HP Fighting-type TAG TEAM, and the set printed it twice at different rarities on the same card number range: the standard 042/095 RR and a 101/095 secret rare, illustrated by You Iribi. Both carry identical attack text to the reprint below. Double Blaze also includes a second secret rare at card 100, a separate print worth knowing exists if you’re sorting a Double Blaze collection, though we don’t have further detail on it to report here.
The attacks on this card run: Revenge, which deals 90 more damage if a Pokemon was Knocked Out during the opponent’s last turn; a 160-damage Hundred-fold Impact; and a 200-damage GX attack. It’s a hard-hitting Tag Team built around striking back after a Knock Out — a common design pattern for the TAG TEAM GX era.
The Reprint We Carry: Tag All Stars 067/173
Tag All Stars (SM12a) reprinted the same card at 067/173, RR, on October 4, 2019, with new artwork illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. The stats and attack text — Revenge, Hundred-fold Impact, and the 200-damage GX attack — carry over unchanged from the Double Blaze original.
This is the printing we currently hold as a single graded copy: our PSA 10 Marshadow & Machamp GX RR (SM12a 067/173) is currently listed at ¥11,215 (~$69) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).
Double Blaze 042/095 and Tag All Stars 067/173 are the same card with different artwork and different set stamps. If you’re trying to identify a copy, the set logo and card number in the bottom corner are the fastest way to tell them apart.
For the full set breakdown of what else comes out of Tag All Stars packs, see our SM12a Tag All Stars best cards guide, and for how Marshadow & Machamp GX compares to the rest of the TAG TEAM GX lineup, our best Tag Team GX cards guide covers the wider field.
The Hand-Disruption Card: Shining Legends’ Let Loose
Marshadow’s solo debut came in Shining Legends (SM3p, 2017): a 70 HP Psychic-type card illustrated by Emi Ando, with an attack called Shadow Punch that deals 30 damage with no weakness or resistance calculation.
What made this print stand out is its ability, Let Loose (やぶれかぶれ): when this Marshadow is put onto the Bench from your hand, both players shuffle their hands into their decks and draw four cards. It’s a disruption effect rather than a damage effect — it resets both players’ hands at once, which made it a card competitive decks kept coming back to for reshaping a bad hand into a fresh draw. That utility, more than raw stats, is why this printing has stayed relevant well past its release year.
The GX Reprint: GX Ultra Shiny 064
The solo Marshadow GX — a 150 HP Fighting-type card illustrated by 5ban Graphics — appears in GX Ultra Shiny (SM8b, 2018) as a reprint-slot RR. Its ability, Shadow Hunt, lets you use the attack of any Basic Pokemon sitting in your discard pile, functionally turning your trash into an extended attack option. Its non-GX attack is Fierce Fist, and its GX attack, Hundredfold Musou GX, scales its damage by the number of basic Energy attached.
Between Shadow Hunt’s discard-pile recursion and Let Loose’s hand reset, these two solo Marshadow cards share a theme: both lean on disrupting the normal flow of a game rather than just hitting hard, which tracks with the Pokemon’s trickster identity in the games.
Marshadow Today: Abyss Eye and the Z-A DLC Buzz
Marshadow’s most recent TCG appearance is a Standard-legal single from Abyss Eye (M5), released May 22, 2026: a 90 HP Psychic-type card illustrated by Nakamura Ippan, with an attack called Shadow Sneak that deals damage equal to the opposing Active Pokemon’s Retreat Cost, multiplied by 30. It’s the most recent Marshadow print, and Standard-legal.
Marshadow has also been in the news outside the card game: it’s obtainable in the video game Pokemon Legends Z-A’s Mega Dimension DLC, through a side mission. That’s a confirmed way to add Marshadow to your game roster in that DLC. What isn’t confirmed is any official Mega Evolution form for Marshadow — no official Mega Evolution form for Marshadow has been confirmed, and no Pokemon TCG card by that name has been confirmed to exist. If you’re searching for a Marshadow card tied to that game news, the Abyss Eye single above is the current, real, in-print option.
That gap between game-side news and TCG-side reality is worth being deliberate about if you’re buying based on a headline. A DLC availability announcement for a Pokemon doesn’t automatically mean a matching card is coming, or that an existing card’s rarity or price is about to change. For now, the safest read is simple: this guide covers six Japanese TCG printings of Marshadow, listed above, and Abyss Eye #038 is the current Standard-legal option.
Where to Buy Japanese Marshadow Cards
We ship Japanese sealed product and graded singles worldwide from Tokyo with tracked delivery. For the Tag Team printing, our PSA 10 Marshadow & Machamp GX RR (SM12a 067/173) is currently listed at ¥11,215 (~$69) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) as a single graded piece, and our Tag All Stars Booster Box is currently listed at ¥212,100 (~$1,301) if you’d rather chase the set sealed.
For other prints and sets, our Quick Order page is the fastest way to check current availability and build a mixed order. If you’re new to the Sun & Moon era Marshadow comes from, our Sun & Moon era Japanese Pokemon guide covers the wider set lineup, and our Machamp cards guide covers Marshadow’s Tag Team partner in more depth. Restock and sourcing requests for specific printings not shown here also run through Pedido rápido — allocation on graded singles moves fast.
Preguntas frecuentes
What is the most valuable Marshadow Pokemon card?
We only price stock we actually carry rather than reporting outside market data. Right now that’s a single graded copy: PSA 10 Marshadow & Machamp GX RR (SM12a 067/173, Tag All Stars), currently listed at ¥11,215 (~$69). We don’t have published pricing here for the other five printings covered in this guide.
Is Marshadow a Tag Team GX card?
Yes, in three of its six Japanese printings. Marshadow & Machamp GX debuted in Double Blaze (SM10, 2019) as an RR and a secret SR on the same card number range, then was reprinted with new artwork in Tag All Stars (SM12a 067/173, 2019) — the printing we currently carry graded.
What does Marshadow’s Let Loose ability do?
On the Shining Legends print (SM3p #046, 2017), Let Loose triggers when Marshadow is put onto the Bench from your hand: both players shuffle their hands into their decks, then draw four cards. It’s a hand-reset effect rather than a damage effect.
Is there a Mega Marshadow Pokemon card?
No. Marshadow is obtainable in the video game Pokemon Legends Z-A’s Mega Dimension DLC through a side mission, but no official Mega Evolution form for Marshadow has been confirmed, and no Pokemon TCG card by that name has been confirmed to exist. The current, real Marshadow single is the Standard-legal Abyss Eye print (M5 #038, 2026).
Where can I buy Japanese Marshadow cards?
We ship Japanese sealed product and graded singles worldwide from Tokyo. Our PSA 10 Marshadow & Machamp GX RR (SM12a 067/173) is currently listed at ¥11,215, and the Tag All Stars Booster Box is currently listed at ¥212,100. For other printings, use our Quick Order page to check current availability.
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