Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Mimikyu
Cosmic Eclipse · #97 · Rare · 2019
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$11.59
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 97 / 272
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 778
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Mimikyu 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 Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Tail Trickery) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Mimikyu
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
Building around Mimikyu?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Although it's a quiet, lonely Pokémon, if you try to look at what's under its rag, it will become agitated and resist violently."
Ability: Shadow Box
Pokémon-GX that have any damage counters on them (both yours and your opponent's) have no Abilities.
CCTail Trickery — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Mimikyu was legal.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $9.00 | $14.00 | $79.47 | $11.59 | $13.45 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $33.90 | $40.00 | $159.60 | $34.99 | $34.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.38 |
| 7-day average | €2.09 |
| 30-day average | €1.04 |
| Low | €0.19 |
| Trend price | €1.60 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.35 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.95 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.13 |
| Reverse holo trend | €8.66 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Mimikyu is real?
Mimikyu 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 Mimikyu worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mimikyu is $11.59; 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 Mimikyu from?
Mimikyu is from the Pokémon set "Cosmic Eclipse" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Mimikyu?
Mimikyu is a Rare card in the Cosmic Eclipse set.
Other Mimikyu printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
