Pokémon · Platinum
Manectric
Platinum · #11 · Rare Holo · 2009
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Market reference
$4.38
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 11 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Electrike
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 310
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 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
Strategy & play
How Manectric plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥45 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 — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Electrike
in 34% of decks · 78 seen
Voltaic Lightning Energy
in 96% of decks · 217 seen
Mega Manectric ex
in 98% of decks · 222 seen
Clemont's Quick Wit
in 4% of decks · 10 seen
Electrike
in 78% of decks · 178 seen
Iono's Kilowattrel
in 57% of decks · 130 seen
Iono's Wattrel
in 57% of decks · 130 seen
Mega Eelektross ex
in 58% of decks · 131 seen
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Manectric?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Electric Barrier
Prevent all damage done to your Benched Pokémon (excluding any Manectric) by attacks.
LPower Wave
This attack does 30 damage to each Pokémon that has any Poké-Powers (both yours and your opponent's). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
CCAttract Current — 40
Search your deck for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Weakness:F+20
Resistance:M-20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Manectric has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Manectric — Pitch 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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.53 | $4.40 | $51.60 | $4.38 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.50 | $4.50 | $48.60 | $3.63 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.40 |
| 7-day average | €3.06 |
| 30-day average | €2.54 |
| Low | €0.39 |
| Trend price | €2.92 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.57 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.67 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.19 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.97 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.79 |
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 $4.38; 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 "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Manectric?
Manectric is a Rare Holo card in the Platinum set.
Other Manectric printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
