Pokémon · EX
Poliwag
Unseen Forces · #67 · Common · 2005
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From
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Market reference
$0.91
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 67 / 145
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Poliwhirl
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 60
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 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.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥25 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 — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Poliwag?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CHypnosis
The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
WWave Splash — 10
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
1
ran Poliwag
Tournaments scanned
303
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Poliwag
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 | $0.25 | $0.92 | $19.52 | $0.91 | $3.32 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $28.00 | $51.09 | $503.50 | $31.90 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.95 |
| 7-day average | €0.57 |
| 30-day average | €0.47 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.48 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.44 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.51 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.40 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.13 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.22 |
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 $0.91; 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 "Unseen Forces" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Poliwag?
Poliwag is a Common card in the Unseen Forces set.
Other Poliwag printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
