Pokémon · Base
Marill
Wizards Black Star Promos · #29 · Promo · 1999
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Market reference
$7.23
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 29 / 53
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Azumarill
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 183
- Series
- Base
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 Marill 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 (Water Gun) 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 ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Marill
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.46 copies on average · 149 decks
- Match win rate
- 37.0%
- -10.2 pts vs the 47.2% field average
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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Marill?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The tip of its tail, which contains oil that is lighter than water, lets it swim without drowning."
WWWater Gun — 20+
Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Marill but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $3.50 | $7.09 | $189.99 | $7.23 | $7.47 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €12.00 |
| 7-day average | €10.88 |
| 30-day average | €5.86 |
| Low | €0.90 |
| Trend price | €11.26 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.53 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Marill is real?
Marill 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 Marill worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Marill is $7.23; 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 Marill from?
Marill is from the Pokémon set "Wizards Black Star Promos" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Marill?
Marill is a Promo card in the Wizards Black Star Promos set.
Other Marill printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
