Pokémon · EX
Misdreavus
Team Rocket Returns · #25 · Rare · 2004
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$3.20
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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 / 111
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Mismagius
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
- Pokédex #
- 200
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
Strategy & play
How Misdreavus 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 (Hide in Shadows) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥30 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 Misdreavus
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.59 copies on average · 17 decks
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.
Mismagius ex
in 100% of decks · 15 seen
Wondrous Patch
in 87% of decks · 13 seen
Telepathic Psychic Energy
in 93% of decks · 14 seen
Judge
in 67% of decks · 10 seen
Lillie's Clefairy ex
in 73% of decks · 11 seen
Crispin
in 80% of decks · 12 seen
Rare Candy
in 73% of decks · 11 seen
Munkidori
in 73% of decks · 11 seen
More by Aya Kusube
This card was illustrated by Aya Kusube.
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About this card
Poké-Power: Dark Spell
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Misdreavus is your Active Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, put 1 damage counter on 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This power can't be used if Misdreavus is affected by a Special Condition or if your other Active Pokémon is not Misdreavus.
PCHide in Shadows — 20
Switch Misdreavus with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $2.00 | $3.75 | $48.40 | $3.20 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $65.00 | $521.40 | $542.58 | $54.89 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.75 |
| 7-day average | €5.68 |
| 30-day average | €17.76 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €0.02 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.60 |
| Reverse holo low | €11.21 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €19.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €32.62 |
| reverseHoloSell | €30.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €28.96 |
| Reverse holo trend | €46.90 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Misdreavus is real?
Misdreavus 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 Misdreavus worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Misdreavus is $3.20; 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 Misdreavus from?
Misdreavus is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket Returns" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Misdreavus?
Misdreavus is a Rare card in the Team Rocket Returns set.
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