Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Mimikyu
Darkness Ablaze · #81 · Rare · 2020
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Market reference
$0.33
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 81 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Ryota Murayama
- Pokédex #
- 778
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Mimikyu plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Claw Slash) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Mimikyu
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Ryota Murayama
This card was illustrated by Ryota Murayama.
Building around Mimikyu?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It wears a rag fashioned into a Pikachu costume in an effort to look less scary. Unfortunately, the costume only makes it creepier."
Ability: Heal Jamming
Your opponent's Benched Pokémon can't be healed.
PCClaw Slash — 30
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Mimikyu 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 | $0.10 | $0.37 | $19.98 | $0.33 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.31 | $1.40 | $19.98 | $1.42 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.08 |
| 7-day average | €0.25 |
| 30-day average | €0.26 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.20 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.87 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.68 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.27 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.59 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.55 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Mimikyu is real?
Mimikyu 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 Mimikyu worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mimikyu is $0.33; 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 Mimikyu from?
Mimikyu is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Mimikyu?
Mimikyu is a Rare card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
Other Mimikyu printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
