Pokémon · EX
Omanyte
Sandstorm · #70 · Common · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.02
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 70 / 100
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Mysterious Fossil
- Evolves to
- Omastar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 138
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Omanyte 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.
- 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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥35 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 Mysterious Fossil; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Omanyte
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Omanyte?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CTeam Assembly
Search your deck for Omanyte, Kabuto, or any Basic Pokémon and put as many of them as you like onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward. Treat the new Benched Pokémon as Basic Pokémon.
CCBind — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
3
ran Omanyte
Tournaments scanned
294
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 8th
Top decks running Omanyte
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.49 | $1.05 | $19.98 | $1.02 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $5.75 | $9.95 | $94.90 | $10.72 | $12.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.50 |
| 30-day average | €0.42 |
| Low | €0.04 |
| Trend price | €0.43 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.12 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.22 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.37 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.67 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.01 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Omanyte is real?
Omanyte 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 Omanyte worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Omanyte is $1.02; 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 Omanyte from?
Omanyte is from the Pokémon set "Sandstorm" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Omanyte?
Omanyte is a Common card in the Sandstorm set.
Other Omanyte printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
