Pokémon · EX
Manectric
Ruby & Sapphire · #39 · Uncommon · 2003
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Market reference
$1.72
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 39 / 109
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Electrike
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- 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.
- 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.
- Its main attack (Gigashock) 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 ≥35 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.
How to beat Manectric
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- 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.
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 Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Manectric?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCThundershock — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
LCCGigashock — 40
Does 10 damage to 2 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon (1 if there is only 1). (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 184 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 | $0.90 | $1.68 | $24.90 | $1.72 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $30.00 | $77.15 | $300.00 | $5.43 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/25| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.23 |
| 7-day average | €0.99 |
| 30-day average | €1.08 |
| Low | €0.08 |
| Trend price | €0.72 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.98 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.70 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.97 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.02 |
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 $1.72; 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 "Ruby & Sapphire" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Manectric?
Manectric is a Uncommon card in the Ruby & Sapphire set.
Other Manectric printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
