Pokémon · EX
Wurmple
Ruby & Sapphire · #78 · Common · 2003
Listings
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Market reference
$1.42
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 78 / 109
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Silcoon, Cascoon
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 265
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- 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 Wurmple 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.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Wurmple
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 2.67 copies on average · 3 decks
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Wurmple?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CSigns of Evolution
Search your deck for Silcoon and Beautifly, or Cascoon and Dustox cards. Show 1 card or both cards of a pair to your opponent and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
GPoison Barb
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 | $0.68 | $1.25 | $19.98 | $1.42 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $20.00 | $39.50 | $58.99 | $15.90 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.18 |
| 7-day average | €0.36 |
| 30-day average | €0.32 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.37 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.89 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.82 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.38 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.97 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.65 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Wurmple is real?
Wurmple 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 Wurmple worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Wurmple is $1.42; 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 Wurmple from?
Wurmple is from the Pokémon set "Ruby & Sapphire" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Wurmple?
Wurmple is a Common card in the Ruby & Sapphire set.
Other Wurmple printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
