Pokémon · EX
Omanyte
Legend Maker · #60 · Common · 2006
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Market reference
$20.22
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 60 / 93
- Release year
- 2006
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Mysterious Fossil
- Evolves to
- Omastar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kenkichi Toyama
- Pokédex #
- 138
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Omanyte plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Rising Lunge) 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 ≥35 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 Mysterious Fossil; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Omanyte
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kenkichi Toyama
This card was illustrated by Kenkichi Toyama.
Building around Omanyte?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Ancient Tentacles
Damage done to your opponent's Pokémon by your Omanyte, Omastar, Kabuto, Kabutops, or Kabutops ex isn't affected by Resistance.
WCRising Lunge — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $12.75 | $24.80 | $169.86 | $20.22 | $27.97 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $80.00 | $127.50 | $1,067.56 | $110.50 | $200.00 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.15 |
| 7-day average | €2.08 |
| 30-day average | €1.36 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €2.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.83 |
| reverseHoloSell | €32.45 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.23 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €11.76 |
| Reverse holo trend | €22.99 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Omanyte is real?
Omanyte 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 Omanyte worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Omanyte is $20.22; 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 Omanyte from?
Omanyte is from the Pokémon set "Legend Maker" in the EX series, released in 2006.
What rarity is Omanyte?
Omanyte is a Common card in the Legend Maker set.
Other Omanyte printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
