Pokémon · XY
Manectric
Roaring Skies · #25 · Uncommon · 2015
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From
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Market reference
$0.20
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 25 / 112
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Electrike
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- match
- Pokédex #
- 310
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- 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.
- Its main attack (Bite) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- 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.
- 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
- 1.43 copies on average · 238 decks
- Match win rate
- 40.7%
- -6.5 pts vs the 47.2% 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 32% of decks · 69 seen
Voltaic Lightning Energy
in 96% of decks · 207 seen
Mega Manectric ex
in 98% of decks · 210 seen
Electrike
in 79% of decks · 169 seen
Iono's Wattrel
in 55% of decks · 119 seen
Iono's Kilowattrel
in 55% of decks · 119 seen
Mega Eelektross ex
in 58% of decks · 125 seen
Eelektrik
in 73% of decks · 158 seen
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."
LRandom Spark
This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
CCBite — 40
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 212 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.05 | $0.22 | $19.98 | $0.20 | $0.18 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.46 | $19.98 | $0.39 | $0.30 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.12 |
| 30-day average | €0.13 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.98 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.54 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.69 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.13 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.55 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.56 |
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 $0.20; 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 "Roaring Skies" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Manectric?
Manectric is a Uncommon card in the Roaring Skies set.
Other Manectric printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
