Pokémon · Platinum
Yanmega E4
Rising Rivals · #37 · Rare · 2009
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Market reference
$1.84
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 37 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic · SP
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 469
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 Yanmega E4 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.
- Its main attack (Whirlwind) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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.
How to beat Yanmega E4
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Yanmega E4?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CSkill Dive
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
GCCWhirlwind — 50
Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.84 | $1.20 | $31.30 | $1.84 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.00 | $5.03 | $150.00 | $1.76 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €1.88 |
| 30-day average | €1.36 |
| Low | €0.25 |
| Trend price | €1.86 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.20 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.79 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.89 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.21 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Yanmega E4 is real?
Yanmega E4 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 Yanmega E4 worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Yanmega E4 is $1.84; 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 Yanmega E4 from?
Yanmega E4 is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Yanmega E4?
Yanmega E4 is a Rare card in the Rising Rivals set.
