Pokémon · Black & White
Manectric
Dragons Exalted · #43 · Rare · 2012
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Market reference
$0.72
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 43 / 128
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Electrike
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 310
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 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 Manectric plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Flash Impact) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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 Electrike; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Manectric
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.39 copies on average · 85 decks
- Match win rate
- 41.2%
- -6.0 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Electrike
in 25% of decks · 21 seen
Voltaic Lightning Energy
in 96% of decks · 81 seen
Mega Manectric ex
in 96% of decks · 81 seen
Electrike
in 85% of decks · 71 seen
Iono's Wattrel
in 67% of decks · 56 seen
Iono's Kilowattrel
in 67% of decks · 56 seen
Canari
in 87% of decks · 73 seen
Mega Eelektross ex
in 69% of decks · 58 seen
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Manectric?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It discharges electricity from its mane. It creates a thundercloud overhead to drop lightning bolts."
LEnergy Crush — 20×
Does 20 damage times the amount of Energy attached to all of your opponent's Pokémon.
LCCFlash Impact — 80
Does 20 damage to 1 of your Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:F×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Manectric or Dragons Exalted.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Manectric was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Manectric has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Manectric — Pitch Black
Played in 70 recent decks
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 2026/06/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.36 | $0.70 | $19.98 | $0.72 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.90 | $1.07 | $96.95 | $1.16 | $1.97 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.48 |
| 7-day average | €0.50 |
| 30-day average | €0.67 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €0.43 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.26 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.86 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.82 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.00 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Manectric is real?
Manectric 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 Manectric worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Manectric is $0.72; 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 Manectric from?
Manectric is from the Pokémon set "Dragons Exalted" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Manectric?
Manectric is a Rare card in the Dragons Exalted set.
Other Manectric printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
