Pokémon · NP
Whismur
Nintendo Black Star Promos · #19 · Promo · 2003
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Market reference
$7.61
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 19 / 40
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Loudred
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 293
- Series
- NP
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- 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 Whismur 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.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Whismur
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Whismur?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CSupersonic
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
CPound — 10
Weakness:F×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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $8.99 | $20.95 | $219.90 | $7.61 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.99 |
| 7-day average | €1.78 |
| 30-day average | €3.46 |
| Low | €1.29 |
| Trend price | €1.02 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.29 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.11 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.68 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.43 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.24 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Whismur is real?
Whismur 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 Whismur worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Whismur is $7.61; 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 Whismur from?
Whismur is from the Pokémon set "Nintendo Black Star Promos" in the NP series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Whismur?
Whismur is a Promo card in the Nintendo Black Star Promos set.
Other Whismur printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
