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Wailmer

Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver

Wailmer

HeartGold & SoulSilver

HS—Triumphant · #52 · Uncommon · 2010

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Market reference

$0.42

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Card facts

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Set position
52 / 103
Release year
2010
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
90
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Wailord
Retreat cost
3 energy
Illustrator
Hajime Kusajima
Pokédex #
320
Series
HeartGold & SoulSilver

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Bench Damage
Damage efficiency
50 damage
12.5 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Wailmer 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.
  • Its main attack (Surf) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 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 ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.

How to beat Wailmer

  • Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
  • Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
3.7 copies on average · 74 decks
Match win rate
39.9%
-7.3 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 90Type:WWaterSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Wailord

"It bounces playfully like a ball. The more seawater it swallows, the higher it bounces."

WCCDouble Attack

Choose 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to each of them. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

WCCCSurf — 50

Weakness:L×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Wailmer has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

WailmerPitch Black

Played in 72 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 2026/07/01
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.18$0.46$19.98$0.42
Reverse Holofoil$22.00$40.90$220.00$5.36

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/21
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.42
7-day average€0.36
30-day average€0.51
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.23
Low (excellent+)€0.07
Reverse holo low€0.30
reverseHoloAvg1€2.00
Reverse holo 7-day€2.37
averageSellPrice€0.37
Reverse holo 30-day€1.85
Reverse holo trend€2.30

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Wailmer is real?

Wailmer 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 Wailmer worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Wailmer is $0.42; 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 Wailmer from?

Wailmer is from the Pokémon set "HS—Triumphant" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.

What rarity is Wailmer?

Wailmer is a Uncommon card in the HS—Triumphant set.