Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Poliwhirl
Twilight Masquerade · #42 · Common · 2024
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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
- 42 / 226
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Poliwag
- Evolves to
- Poliwrath, Politoed
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- OKACHEKE
- Pokédex #
- 61
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Poliwhirl plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Double Slap) 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 ≥50 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 Poliwag; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Poliwhirl
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- 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 OKACHEKE
This card was illustrated by OKACHEKE.
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About this card
"Its skin is moist all over its body. The skin on its belly spiral also feels smooth."
WHypnosis
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
CCDouble Slap — 30×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage for each heads.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $20.00 | $0.20 | $0.07 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.25 | $40.00 | $0.25 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.17 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.12 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.12 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.24 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Poliwhirl is real?
Poliwhirl 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 Poliwhirl worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Poliwhirl 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 Poliwhirl from?
Poliwhirl is from the Pokémon set "Twilight Masquerade" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Poliwhirl?
Poliwhirl is a Common card in the Twilight Masquerade set.
Other Poliwhirl printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
