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Manaphy

POP

POP Series 9 · #2 · Rare · 2009

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Market reference

$6.38

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position: 2 / 17
Release year: 2009
Rarity: Rare
HP: 70
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Masakazu Fukuda
Pokédex #: 490
Series: POP

Card analysis

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

Primary role: Card Selection
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Bench Damage

Strategy & play

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

Not a main attacker — its job is card selection. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
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.

How to beat Manaphy

Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

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$0.23 · in 24% of decks

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$0.09 · in 0% of decks

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$0.18 · in 0% of decks

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About this card

HP: 70Type:WWaterSubtype: Basic

"It is born with a wondrous power that lets it bond with any kind of Pokémon."

WDive

Look at the top 7 cards of your deck, choose 1 of them, and put it into your hand. Put the other cards back on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward.

WWater Glow

Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Remove from Manaphy the number of damage counters equal to the damage you did to that Pokémon.

Weakness:L+20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 2026/06/18

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$4.37	$10.26	$20.00	$3.76	—
Holofoil	$11.66	$49.87	$148.18	$6.38	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€2.95
7-day average	€4.41
30-day average	€3.43
Low	€0.15
Trend price	€5.64
Low (excellent+)	€2.20
Reverse holo low	€0.50
reverseHoloAvg1	€2.95
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.55
averageSellPrice	€2.35
Reverse holo 30-day	€1.38
Reverse holo trend	€1.67

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Manaphy is real?

Manaphy 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 Manaphy worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Manaphy is $6.38; 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 Manaphy from?

Manaphy is from the Pokémon set "POP Series 9" in the POP series, released in 2009.

What rarity is Manaphy?

Manaphy is a Rare card in the POP Series 9 set.