Misty's Poliwag

Gym Heroes 87/132 • common

Set: Gym Heroes
Number: 87/132
Rarity: Common
Released: 2000
Energy type: water energy
Market price: $4.10
Artist: Ken Sugimori

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$4.10market price via TCGplayer · Nov 4, 2026$2.63 – $4.13 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card features a water-type Pokémon and serves as a classic entry from the Gym Heroes set. As a common card, it represents an accessible piece of early collection history that focuses on the connection between iconic trainers and their partners.

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Card face

What it does

50 HPBasic

Cost: water energyHypnotic Stare

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Cost: water energy colorless energyTail Rap20×

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.

Weaknessgrass energy×2Retreatcolorless energy

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal
UnlimitedLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Misty's Poliwag was released in the Gym Heroes expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which debuted in Japan in 1998 as part of the Gym series and arrived in English-speaking markets in 2000. The set was designed to reflect the Pokémon Gym Leaders from the original video games, shifting the focus from general wild Pokémon to those specifically associated with iconic trainers. This card represents Misty, the Cerulean City Gym Leader, emphasizing her specialty in Water-type creatures.

The artwork for this card was created by Ken Sugimori, the primary illustrator and art director for the Pokémon franchise. Sugimori’s style for the Gym Heroes set aimed to capture the bond between trainers and their partners, moving away from the more dynamic action poses of earlier sets to highlight the personalities of the Gym Leaders' teams. Upon its release, the card was received as a standard common element of the set, valued primarily by players looking to build theme-based decks centered around Misty’s signature style.

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Other printings

Others named Misty's Poliwag

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Misty's PoliwagGym Challenge · #89/132 · common · 2000$4.02

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