Pokémon · EX
Poliwrath
FireRed & LeafGreen · #11 · Rare Holo · 2004
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Market reference
$24.33
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 11 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Poliwhirl
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 62
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Poliwrath 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 (Mega Throw) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Poliwhirl first).
How to beat Poliwrath
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥60 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Poliwrath?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Spiral
As long as Poliwrath is your Active Pokémon, your opponent's Confused Pokémon can't retreat.
CCSplit Spiral Punch — 20
The Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
WCCMega Throw — 50+
If the Defending Pokémon is Pokémon-ex, this attack does 50 damage plus 30 more damage.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $21.00 | $132.85 | $199.00 | $24.33 | $40.00 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $33.09 | $59.99 | $295.00 | $38.71 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.60 |
| 7-day average | €10.68 |
| 30-day average | €9.68 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €8.73 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.80 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €10.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €19.83 |
| reverseHoloSell | €12.73 |
| averageSellPrice | €11.59 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €12.13 |
| Reverse holo trend | €16.88 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Poliwrath is real?
Poliwrath 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 Poliwrath worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Poliwrath is $24.33; 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 Poliwrath from?
Poliwrath is from the Pokémon set "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Poliwrath?
Poliwrath is a Rare Holo card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Poliwrath printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
