The invention provides a method for preparing a high-efficiency and low-platinum direct methanol fuel cell catalyst, which belongs to the technical field of fuel cells. The present invention first adopts the method of pulse electrodeposition to deposit a layer of nanoscale Ni-P amorphous alloy on the titanium substrate, which has strong corrosion resistance and has a certain auxiliary catalytic effect on methanol oxidation, as a "core / shell" The "core" of the catalyst; then, through the chemical replacement reaction, a completely replaced platinum monoatomic layer is formed on the surface of the Ni-P amorphous alloy, thereby constructing a "core / shell"-like low-carbon catalyst with a synergistic catalytic effect on methanol oxidation. Platinum fuel cell catalyst. The method of the invention is simple and easy, and the production cost is low. The catalyst prepared by the invention can effectively reduce the amount of precious metals and improve the utilization rate of the catalyst, and can replace the existing commercial platinum carbon (Pt / C) catalyst, and is widely used in electric vehicles, various spacecraft, portable electronic equipment, Such as video cameras, notebook computers, electric toys, etc.