Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Poliwhirl
HS—Unleashed · #37 · Uncommon · 2010
Listings
No active listings
From
—
Market reference
$2.57
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 37 / 96
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Poliwag
- Evolves to
- Poliwrath, Politoed
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 61
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 20 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 Poliwhirl plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Light Punch) 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 Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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 Poliwag; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Poliwhirl
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥40 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.
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Poliwhirl?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The skin on most of its body is moist. However, the skin on its belly spiral feels smooth."
WHypnoblast — 20
The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
CCLight Punch — 30
Weakness:L×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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.25 | $10.03 | $72.89 | $2.57 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $14.00 | $18.60 | $27.49 | $23.28 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.33 |
| 30-day average | €0.59 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.45 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.12 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.78 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.76 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.64 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.49 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.48 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Poliwhirl is real?
Poliwhirl 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 Poliwhirl worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Poliwhirl is $2.57; 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 Poliwhirl from?
Poliwhirl is from the Pokémon set "HS—Unleashed" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Poliwhirl?
Poliwhirl is a Uncommon card in the HS—Unleashed set.
Other Poliwhirl printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
