Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Poliwag
Lost Origin · #30 · Common · 2022
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.09
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 30 / 217
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Poliwhirl
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex #
- 60
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Damage efficiency
- 10 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 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.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Poliwag
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
More by Miki Tanaka
This card was illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
Building around Poliwag?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"For Poliwag, swimming is easier than walking. The swirl pattern on its belly is actually part of the Pokémon's innards showing through the skin."
WSplashing Dodge — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage from and effects of attacks done to this Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Poliwag was legal.
SEASAC League Challenge #17 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
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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 2026/07/13| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $20.00 | $0.09 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.23 | $19.98 | $0.20 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.16 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.22 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Poliwag is real?
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 Poliwag worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Poliwag is $0.09; 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 Poliwag from?
Poliwag is from the Pokémon set "Lost Origin" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Poliwag?
Poliwag is a Common card in the Lost Origin set.
Other Poliwag printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
