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Misdreavus

Base

Wizards Black Star Promos · #39 · Promo · 1999

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Market reference

$10.81

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Card facts

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Set position: 39 / 53
Release year: 1999
Rarity: Promo
HP: 50
Subtype: Basic
Evolves to: Mismagius
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Shin-ichi Yoshida
Pokédex #: 200
Series: Base

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 10 damage; 5 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Misdreavus 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.
Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
Its main attack (Confuse Ray) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

How to beat Misdreavus

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 · 15 decks

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.

Mismagius ex

in 100% of decks · 15 seen

Wondrous Patch

in 87% of decks · 13 seen

Telepathic Psychic Energy

in 93% of decks · 14 seen

Judge

in 67% of decks · 10 seen

Lillie's Clefairy ex

in 73% of decks · 11 seen

Crispin

in 80% of decks · 12 seen

Rare Candy

in 73% of decks · 11 seen

Munkidori

in 73% of decks · 11 seen

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Munkidori

$0.33 · in 35% of decks

Frogadier

$0.20 · in 1% of decks

Brute Bonnet

$0.16 · in 1% of decks

Team Rocket's Zubat

$0.07 · in 0% of decks

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About this card

HP: 50Type:PPsychicSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Mismagius

"It loves to bite and yank people's hair from behind without warning, just to see their shocked reactions."

PPain Split

Put 1 damage counter on the Defending Pokémon for each damage counter on Misdreavus.

PPConfuse Ray — 10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/07

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$5.00	$10.81	$119.99	$10.81	$8.99

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€6.00
7-day average	€6.56
30-day average	€7.07
Low	€3.99
Trend price	€7.89
Low (excellent+)	€4.00
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.00
averageSellPrice	€7.55
Reverse holo 30-day	€1.00
Reverse holo trend	€1.00

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Misdreavus is real?

Misdreavus 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 Misdreavus worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Misdreavus is $10.81; 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 Misdreavus from?

Misdreavus is from the Pokémon set "Wizards Black Star Promos" in the Base series, released in 1999.

What rarity is Misdreavus?

Misdreavus is a Promo card in the Wizards Black Star Promos set.