Pokémon · XY
Manectric
Primal Clash · #61 · Rare Holo · 2015
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From
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Market reference
$0.85
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 61 / 164
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Electrike
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 310
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Switching
- 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
Strategy & play
How Manectric plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Electric Shock) 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 ≥50 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.
How to beat Manectric
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.35 copies on average · 137 decks
- Match win rate
- 38.7%
- -8.6 pts vs the 47.3% 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 28% of decks · 38 seen
Voltaic Lightning Energy
in 97% of decks · 133 seen
Mega Manectric ex
in 99% of decks · 135 seen
Electrike
in 87% of decks · 119 seen
Iono's Wattrel
in 67% of decks · 92 seen
Iono's Kilowattrel
in 67% of decks · 92 seen
Mega Eelektross ex
in 66% of decks · 91 seen
Canari
in 85% of decks · 116 seen
More by Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
Building around Manectric?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It discharges electricity from its mane. It creates a thundercloud overhead to drop lightning bolts."
LCLightning Turn — 30
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
LLCElectric Shock — 70
Discard all Lightning Energy attached to this Pokémon. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Manectric was legal.
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 124 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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.48 | $0.85 | $24.99 | $0.85 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.50 | $0.91 | $19.98 | $0.92 | $0.86 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.35 |
| 7-day average | €1.00 |
| 30-day average | €1.00 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €0.96 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.80 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.45 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.39 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.09 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.21 |
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 $0.85; 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 "Primal Clash" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Manectric?
Manectric is a Rare Holo card in the Primal Clash set.
Other Manectric printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
