Pokémon · Platinum
Omanyte
Arceus · #70 · Common · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.36
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 70 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Helix Fossil
- Evolves to
- Omastar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
- Pokédex #
- 138
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Omanyte plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥40 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 Helix Fossil; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Omanyte
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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 Aya Kusube
This card was illustrated by Aya Kusube.
Building around Omanyte?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A Pokémon that was resurrected from a fossil using modern science. It swam in ancient seas."
WCollect
Draw 3 cards.
CCTickle — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:G+20
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.16 | $0.35 | $19.66 | $0.36 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.00 | $9.99 | $41.69 | $5.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.23 |
| 7-day average | €0.17 |
| 30-day average | €0.25 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.27 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.51 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.42 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.86 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.24 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.16 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.48 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Omanyte is real?
Omanyte 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 Omanyte worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Omanyte is $0.36; 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 Omanyte from?
Omanyte is from the Pokémon set "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Omanyte?
Omanyte is a Common card in the Arceus set.
Other Omanyte printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
