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Manectric

Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl

Manectric

Diamond & Pearl

Mysterious Treasures · #28 · Rare · 2007

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Market reference

$1.75

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Card facts

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Set position
28 / 124
Release year
2007
Rarity
Rare
HP
80
Subtype
Stage 1
Evolves from
Electrike
Illustrator
Atsuko Nishida
Pokédex #
310
Series
Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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

Primary role
Bench Damage
Damage efficiency
70 damage
23.33 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

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Manectric plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Its main attack (Chain Lightning) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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 Electrike; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
  • Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.

How to beat Manectric

  • Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
1.42 copies on average · 222 decks
Match win rate
40.5%
-6.6 pts vs the 47.1% field average

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About this card

HP: 80Type:LLightningSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Electrike

"It discharges electricity from its mane. It creates a thundercloud overhead to drop lightning bolts."

CLightning Twister — 20×

Does 20 damage times the number of basic Energy cards attached to Manectric.

LLLChain Lightning — 70

Does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that is the same type as the Defending Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Weakness:F+20

Resistance:M-20

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

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

ManectricPitch Black

Played in 196 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 2026/07/04
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.50$1.18$19.98$1.75$3.98
Reverse Holofoil$2.17$2.55$43.00$2.55

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/22
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.28
7-day average€0.34
30-day average€0.48
Low€0.12
Trend price€0.41
Low (excellent+)€0.30
Reverse holo low€0.25
reverseHoloAvg1€3.50
Reverse holo 7-day€1.29
reverseHoloSell€0.86
averageSellPrice€0.51
Reverse holo 30-day€2.08
Reverse holo trend€1.19

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Manectric is real?

Manectric 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 Manectric worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Manectric is $1.75; 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 Manectric from?

Manectric is from the Pokémon set "Mysterious Treasures" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.

What rarity is Manectric?

Manectric is a Rare card in the Mysterious Treasures set.