Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Mienshao
Battle Styles · #77 · Rare · 2021
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.15
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 77 / 183
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1 · Rapid Strike
- Evolves from
- Mienfoo
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Taira Akitsu
- Pokédex #
- 620
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 45 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Mienshao plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Spinning Whip) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Mienfoo; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Mienshao
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Taira Akitsu
This card was illustrated by Taira Akitsu.
Building around Mienshao?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When Mienshao lets out a bizarre wail, you're in danger. A flurry of kicks and chops too fast to see is about to be unleashed!"
CPound — 20
FCSpinning Whip — 90
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Shuffle this Pokémon and all attached cards into your deck.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Mienshao was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.02 | $0.20 | $19.44 | $0.15 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.27 | $2.00 | $0.27 | $0.20 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.08 |
| 30-day average | €0.10 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.03 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.22 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.22 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Mienshao is real?
Mienshao is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Mienshao worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mienshao is $0.15; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Mienshao from?
Mienshao is from the Pokémon set "Battle Styles" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Mienshao?
Mienshao is a Rare card in the Battle Styles set.
Other Mienshao printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
