Pokémon · E-Card
Poliwag
Skyridge · #87 · Common · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$18.38
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 87 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Poliwhirl
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex #
- 60
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Poliwag 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.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Doubleslap) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥20 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 Poliwag
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Miki Tanaka
This card was illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
Building around Poliwag?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
WSleep Bubble — 10
The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
CCDoubleslap — 20×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:L×2
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $24.99 | $99.95 | $162.89 | $18.38 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.00 |
| 7-day average | €2.20 |
| 30-day average | €2.26 |
| Low | €0.30 |
| Trend price | €2.70 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.35 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.52 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.01 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.92 |
| Reverse holo trend | €11.13 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Poliwag is real?
Poliwag 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 Poliwag worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Poliwag is $18.38; 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 Poliwag from?
Poliwag is from the Pokémon set "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Poliwag?
Poliwag is a Common card in the Skyridge set.
Other Poliwag printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
