Pokémon · Platinum
Manectric
Platinum · #11 · Rare Holo · 2009
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From
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Market reference
$4.38
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 11 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Electrike
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 310
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥45 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 — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 1.4 copies on average · 191 decks
- Match win rate
- 40.1%
- -7.2 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.
Electrike
in 33% of decks · 67 seen
Voltaic Lightning Energy
in 96% of decks · 193 seen
Mega Manectric ex
in 98% of decks · 198 seen
Electrike
in 77% of decks · 156 seen
Iono's Wattrel
in 58% of decks · 117 seen
Iono's Kilowattrel
in 58% of decks · 117 seen
Mega Eelektross ex
in 59% of decks · 120 seen
Eelektrik
in 75% of decks · 152 seen
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Manectric?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Electric Barrier
Prevent all damage done to your Benched Pokémon (excluding any Manectric) by attacks.
LPower Wave
This attack does 30 damage to each Pokémon that has any Poké-Powers (both yours and your opponent's). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
CCAttract Current — 40
Search your deck for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Weakness:F+20
Resistance:M-20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Manectric
Tournaments scanned
307
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Manectric
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.53 | $4.40 | $51.60 | $4.38 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.50 | $4.50 | $48.60 | $3.63 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.40 |
| 7-day average | €3.06 |
| 30-day average | €2.54 |
| Low | €0.39 |
| Trend price | €2.92 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.57 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.67 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.19 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.97 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.79 |
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 $4.38; 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 "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Manectric?
Manectric is a Rare Holo card in the Platinum set.
Other Manectric printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
