Pokémon · Gym
Misty's Poliwag
Gym Heroes · #87 · Common · 2000
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Market reference
$1.03
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 87 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Poliwhirl
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 60
- Series
- Gym
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 Misty's 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 Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Tail Rap) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Misty's Poliwag
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥25 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 Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
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About this card
WHypnotic Stare
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
WCTail Rap — 20×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.25 | $0.97 | $3.25 | $1.03 | $1.86 |
| 1st Edition | $1.79 | $3.10 | $96.95 | $3.12 | $39.58 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.18 |
| 7-day average | €0.63 |
| 30-day average | €0.66 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.49 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.55 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.65 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.55 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.10 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Misty's Poliwag is real?
Misty's 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 Misty's Poliwag worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Misty's Poliwag is $1.03; 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 Misty's Poliwag from?
Misty's Poliwag is from the Pokémon set "Gym Heroes" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Misty's Poliwag?
Misty's Poliwag is a Common card in the Gym Heroes set.
Other Misty's Poliwag printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
