Plusle is a pure Electric type that does not evolve. It creates sparkly pom-poms by shorting out the electrical current in its palms to cheer on teammates, crying loudly if they lose, and climbs telephone poles to absorb electricity. It shares its base stat total with Minun, though it leans more offense-oriented, and unused Super Smash Bros. Brawl files named Pra_Mai have led some to speculate Plusle and Minun were once considered for a tag-team playable slot. The Sleep Style Dex notes it waves its pom-poms even while asleep. It seems to be based on a cheerleading mouse, chipmunk, or rabbit, or a positive electric charge given form, and its name comes from plus.
Plusle debuted alongside Minun in A Different Kind of Misty!, both owned by Thatcher and trained as cheerleaders in Cheer Pressure. In Lights, Camerupt, Action!, a Plusle starred with a Minun in a film where they and Pikachu rescued Princess Kirlia from an evil Exploud. In Destiny Deoxys, a Plusle and Minun served as comic relief, helping Tory Lund overcome his fear of Pokémon, and later appeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai. Solana's partner Pokémon in The Green Guardian is a Plusle, and Ursula owned a Plusle and Minun in Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn! and Playing the Performance Encore!, and the pair later tried and failed to embarrass Dawn before an interview.
Plusle's first card appeared in the 2003 Dragon set as a Holo Rare illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. Shining Legends later gave it a Common printing illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya. Paradox Rift added both a standard Common and an Illustration Rare Plusle, the latter illustrated by OKACHEKE.
Plusle's first card, a 2003 Dragon Holo Rare illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Shining Legends' Common Plusle, illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Paradox Rift's Illustration Rare Plusle, illustrated by OKACHEKE.
No. Plusle does not evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Plusle usually appears alongside Minun: the pair debuted with Thatcher in A Different Kind of Misty! and were the comic relief in Destiny Deoxys.
Our catalog lists 20 Plusle cards across 19 sets, from 2003's Dragon through Paradox Rift.
| # | Card | Set | Year | Rarity | Price | 30D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plusle | Dragon | 2003 | Holo Rare | Holo | $101.92guide | +6.2% |
| 2 | Plusle | HGSS Black Star Promos | 2010 | Promo | Holo | $53.24guide | +36.5% |
| 3 | Plusle | Paradox Rift | 2023 | Illustration rare | Holo | $41.68guide | -8.1% |
| 4 | Plusle | Hidden Legends | 2004 | Common | — | $40.88guide | +0.3% |
| 5 | Plusle | POP Series 3 | 2006 | Rare | — | $34.99guide | 0.0% |
| 6 | Plusle | Supreme Victors | 2009 | Uncommon | — | $23.01guide | +1.5% |
| 7 | Plusle | EX trainer Kit 2 (Plusle) | 2006 | — | Holo | $22.54guide | -1.2% |
| 8 | Plusle | Dark Explorers | 2012 | Common | — | $11.30guide | -7.9% |
| 9 | Plusle | Majestic Dawn | 2008 | Rare | — | $10.92guide | -2.8% |
| 10 | Plusle | Deoxys | 2005 | Uncommon | — | $8.75guide | -3.1% |
Ranked by each card’s main print in near-mint raw condition. 1st Edition, Shadowless and other versions are priced on each card’s page. The table updates live.
The most valuable Plusle cards come mostly from the EX era, and the single most valuable Plusle card is the Holo Rare from Dragon, printed in 2003. All 20 Plusle cards carry a market value, spanning 2003 to 2023, and the ten leading cards hold 93 percent of the total, so Plusle card value rests almost entirely on a short list of prints.
Dragon's Holo Rare from 2003 tops Plusle card value, ahead of the next card by 1.9 times. That runner-up is the Promo from HGSS Black Star Promos, 2010. Third is the Illustration rare from Paradox Rift, 2023, a modern card type. Fourth and fifth are the Common from Hidden Legends, 2004, and the Rare from POP Series 3, 2006. A holo carries a foil-patterned picture area, which is what the Holo Rare from Dragon is.
Of the twenty-five leading Plusle cards, 7 come from the EX era, 3 from Diamond & Pearl, 2 each from HeartGold & SoulSilver, Black & White, Sun & Moon and Scarlet & Violet, and 1 each from XY and Sword & Shield. The newest era's leader is the Paradox Rift card from 2023, 3rd overall. Vintage here means the WOTC era and modern is every later era: all 10 of the top ten cards are modern, and 20 of the leading twenty-five are modern.
Among the ten most valuable Plusle cards, the printed rarities are 2 Common, 2 Rare, 2 Uncommon, 1 Holo Rare, 1 Illustration rare and 1 Promo. Across the leading twenty-five the counts are 7 Common, 6 Uncommon, 3 Rare, 1 Holo Rare, 1 Illustration rare and 1 Promo. Plusle cards at the top are mostly Common, Uncommon and Rare printings.
By the value of its single leading card, Plusle ranks 228th of 1020 species with priced cards. By the combined value of its ten leaders it ranks 158th of 753. Plusle's position by combined value is higher than its position by top card, which shows the species' card market is built on a group of prints rather than one standout card, though the ten leaders hold 93 percent of the total.
Written from market data as of October 29, 2026; the table updates live.

プラスル
Electric
Plusle is the Cheering Pokémon, a pure Electric type known for creating sparkly pom-poms to cheer on its teammates, sharing its base stat total with Minun. Plusle and Minun were the comic relief of the movie Destiny Deoxys, and our catalog lists 20 Plusle cards across 19 sets.
PlusleParadox Rift · 193$41.68-1.2%41Quant score41 / 100
PlusleHidden Legends · 69 · Normal$40.880.0%64Quant score64 / 100
PlusleDark Explorers · 39 · Normal$11.300.0%27Quant score27 / 100
PlusleEX trainer Kit 2 (Plusle) · 6$22.540.0%30Quant score30 / 100
PlusleShining Legends · 33 · Normal$1.62+0.6%83Quant score83 / 100
PluslePOP Series 1 · 13$5.720.0%61Quant score61 / 100
PlusleFusion Strike · 89 · Normal$0.21+10.5%91Quant score91 / 100
PlusleLegendary Treasures · 47 · Normal$2.74+0.7%29Quant score29 / 100
PlusleCelestial Storm · 53 · Normal$2.390.0%73Quant score73 / 100
PlusleFurious Fists · 31 · Normal$0.630.0%49Quant score49 / 100
PlusleUnleashed · 36 · Normal$3.360.0%68Quant score68 / 100
PlusleParadox Rift · 060 · Normal$0.210.0%81Quant score81 / 100