Misty's Poliwhirl 53/132 Gym Heroes Pokemon card

Misty's Poliwhirl #53/132

Pokemon card from Gym Heroes · released 2000-08-14

Misty's Poliwhirl is a Uncommon Water-type Stage 1 Pokemon card, number 53/132 of the Gym Heroes set (released 2000-08-14), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its highest TCGplayer market price is ~$10.02 for the 1st Edition finish, updated 2026-06-14.

Prices by finish

FinishMarket priceLowMidBuy
1st Edition$10.02$6.50$13.00TCGplayer ↗
Unlimited$2.97$1.25$2.44TCGplayer ↗

TCGplayer market prices per finish, updated 2026-06-14 — not appraisals. Condition and grading change real-world value.

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Card details

SetGym Heroes
Number53/132
RarityUncommon
Type Water
HP70
StageStage 1 — evolves from Poliwag
ArtistKen Sugimori
Format legalityNot legal in Standard or Expanded
Finishes1st Edition · Unlimited

Attacks & abilities

Rapids20If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of those Energy cards and discard it.

Water Punch30Flip a number of coins equal to the number of Energy attached to Misty's Poliwhirl. This attack does 30 damage plus 10 damage for each heads.

Weakness: Grass ×2 · Retreat cost: 2

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Card data via TCGdex and pokemontcg.io, updated 2026-06-14; prices via TCGplayer via TCGCSV, updated 2026-06-14. Not official values.