Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Poliwrath
HS—Unleashed · #21 · Rare · 2010
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From
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Market reference
$1.68
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 96
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Poliwhirl
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 62
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 (Dynamic Punch) 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 ≥65 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 Poliwrath
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- 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 Poliwrath?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Although an energetic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its muscles, it lives on dry land."
WCSteamroll — 40
Does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
WCCDynamic Punch — 60+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 60 damage plus 40 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CCC
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 | $0.95 | $2.79 | $26.00 | $1.68 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.00 | $7.51 | $57.30 | $9.53 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.60 |
| 7-day average | €0.93 |
| 30-day average | €1.31 |
| Low | €0.13 |
| Trend price | €0.89 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.32 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.79 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.81 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.21 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.96 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.00 |
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 $1.68; 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 "HS—Unleashed" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Poliwrath?
Poliwrath is a Rare card in the HS—Unleashed set.
Other Poliwrath printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
