Pokémon · Sun & Moon

Manaphy

Sun & Moon

Ultra Prism · #42 · Uncommon · 2018

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Market reference

$0.25

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Card facts

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Set position: 42 / 178
Release year: 2018
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 70
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: kawayoo
Pokédex #: 490
Series: Sun & Moon

Card analysis

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Primary role: Recovery
Damage efficiency: 20 damage; 20 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerStatus Conditions

Strategy & play

How Manaphy 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.
Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass 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.

How to beat Manaphy

Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

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About this card

HP: 70Type:WWaterSubtype: Basic

"It starts its life with a wondrous power that permits it to bond with any kind of Pokémon."

WDeep Currents

Shuffle 5 Water Energy cards from your discard pile into your deck.

WWater Pulse — 20

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.

Weakness:G×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Manaphy or Ultra Prism.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

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Aug 1, 2026

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Manaphy was legal.

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

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last week

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The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

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2 weeks ago

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The Wild Area Expanded #5 - 18 Codes

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3 weeks ago

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 2026/07/18

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.10	$0.25	$19.98	$0.25	—
Reverse Holofoil	$0.25	$0.50	$19.98	$0.47	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.11
7-day average	€0.11
30-day average	€0.12
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.08
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.15
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.52
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.49
reverseHoloSell	€0.49
averageSellPrice	€0.10
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.45
Reverse holo trend	€0.44

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Manaphy is real?

Manaphy 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 Manaphy worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Manaphy is $0.25; 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 Manaphy from?

Manaphy is from the Pokémon set "Ultra Prism" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.

What rarity is Manaphy?

Manaphy is a Uncommon card in the Ultra Prism set.