Paldea Evolved

Mimikyu PAL 97/193

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Mimikyu PAL 97

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What you might be wondering about this card

How can you tell your card is this one?
Look at the bottom of your card: you should read PAL 97/193 there. Its illustration is signed Kagemaru Himeno.
Which set does it come from?
It comes from the Paldea Evolved set, released here on 9 June 2023.

When it came out

Paldea Evolved landed here on 9 June 2023.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 10 March 2023, under the code SV1a + SV2P + SV2D. That is 91 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
70
Type
Psychic
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Regulation mark
G
Number
97/193
Set
Paldea EvolvedPALSet guide
Illustrated by
Kagemaru Himeno

Its Ability

SafeguardRune Protect

Prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon ex and Pokémon V.Évitez tous les dégâts infligés à ce Pokémon par les attaques des Pokémon-ex et des Pokémon-V de votre adversaire.

Its attacks

Ghost EyeŒil Fantôme

Put 7 damage counters on your opponent's Active Pokémon.Placez 7 marqueurs de dégâts sur le Pokémon Actif de votre adversaire.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    It has an Ability, Safeguard. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  3. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  4. Keep in mind

    None of the 5,392 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Metal ×2. Against a Metal Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 5,392 tournament lists we have read, 724 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

  6. Keep in mind

    Mark G. It is not among the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J. A legal reprint may still provide an exception.

Standard format: source checked on September 27, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 30 Mimikyu cards on one page, priciest first.

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