Pokémon · EX
Manectric
Emerald · #7 · Rare Holo · 2005
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Market reference
$9.91
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 7 / 107
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Electrike
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 310
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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 Manectric plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Tail Shock) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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 Electrike; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Manectric
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.35 copies on average · 137 decks
- Match win rate
- 38.7%
- -8.6 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
Electrike
in 28% of decks · 38 seen
Voltaic Lightning Energy
in 97% of decks · 133 seen
Mega Manectric ex
in 99% of decks · 135 seen
Electrike
in 87% of decks · 119 seen
Iono's Wattrel
in 67% of decks · 92 seen
Iono's Kilowattrel
in 67% of decks · 92 seen
Mega Eelektross ex
in 66% of decks · 91 seen
Canari
in 85% of decks · 116 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Manectric?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
LCSwift — 20
This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.
LCCTail Shock — 40
Does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:M-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Manectric has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Manectric — Pitch Black
Played in 124 recent decks
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 | $3.99 | $10.73 | $74.90 | $9.30 | — |
| Holofoil | $6.00 | $19.99 | $139.90 | $9.91 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $49.99 | $350.00 | $449.90 | $39.74 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.64 |
| 7-day average | €3.33 |
| 30-day average | €2.56 |
| Low | €0.08 |
| Trend price | €3.24 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.19 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.73 |
| reverseHoloSell | €6.55 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.57 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.88 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.63 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Manectric is real?
Manectric 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 Manectric worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Manectric is $9.91; 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 Manectric from?
Manectric is from the Pokémon set "Emerald" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Manectric?
Manectric is a Rare Holo card in the Emerald set.
Other Manectric printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
