Pokémon · XY
Poliwag
Furious Fists · #15 · Common · 2014
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From
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Market reference
$0.22
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 15 / 114
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Poliwhirl
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- MAHOU
- Pokédex #
- 60
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Poliwag 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.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Spiral Current) 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 Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥30 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 Poliwag
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by MAHOU
This card was illustrated by MAHOU.
Building around Poliwag?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its slick black skin is thin and damp. A part of its internal organs can be seen through the skin as a spiral pattern."
WRain Splash — 10
CCCSpiral Current — 20
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. That Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Poliwag or Furious Fists.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Poliwag 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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.27 | $19.98 | $0.22 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.13 | $0.60 | $22.49 | $0.53 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.14 |
| 7-day average | €0.19 |
| 30-day average | €0.14 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.44 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.44 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.41 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.42 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.45 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Poliwag is real?
Poliwag 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 Poliwag worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Poliwag is $0.22; 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 Poliwag from?
Poliwag is from the Pokémon set "Furious Fists" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Poliwag?
Poliwag is a Common card in the Furious Fists set.
Other Poliwag printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
