Pokémon · Black & White
Mesprit
Plasma Blast · #37 · Rare Holo · 2013
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Market reference
$1.71
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 37 / 105
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Pokédex #
- 481
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 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 Mesprit 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 (Psyshot) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥30 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 Mesprit
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 4 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Ryo Ueda
This card was illustrated by Ryo Ueda.
Building around Mesprit?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When Mesprit flew, people learned the joy and sadness of living. It was the birth of emotions."
Ability: Mental Shroud
If you have Uxie and Azelf in play, each of your Pokémon has no Weakness.
PCCPsyshot — 30
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Mesprit 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 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.81 | $1.71 | $19.99 | $1.71 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.00 | $4.99 | $96.84 | $1.68 | $4.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.50 |
| 7-day average | €2.00 |
| 30-day average | €1.76 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €1.67 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.60 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.93 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.22 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.73 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Mesprit is real?
Mesprit 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 Mesprit worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mesprit is $1.71; 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 Mesprit from?
Mesprit is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Blast" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Mesprit?
Mesprit is a Rare Holo card in the Plasma Blast set.
Other Mesprit printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
