Pokémon · Black & White
Whimsicott
Emerging Powers · #11 · Uncommon · 2011
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From
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Market reference
$0.39
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 11 / 98
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Cottonee
- Illustrator
- sui
- Pokédex #
- 547
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 30 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 Whimsicott plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥40 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 Cottonee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Whimsicott
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 1.75 copies on average · 4 decks
More by sui
This card was illustrated by sui.
Building around Whimsicott?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Like the wind, it can slip through any gap, no matter how small. It leaves balls of white fluff behind."
CHelping Hand
Search your deck for a basic Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
GCotton Guard — 30
During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:W-20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Whimsicott 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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.15 | $0.36 | $19.98 | $0.39 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.49 | $0.87 | $19.98 | $0.78 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.31 |
| 30-day average | €0.27 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.28 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.09 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.32 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.56 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.64 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.67 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.56 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Whimsicott is real?
Whimsicott 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 Whimsicott worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Whimsicott is $0.39; 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 Whimsicott from?
Whimsicott is from the Pokémon set "Emerging Powers" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Whimsicott?
Whimsicott is a Uncommon card in the Emerging Powers set.
Other Whimsicott printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
