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Slowpoke

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Slowpoke

Scarlet & Violet

151 · #79 · Common · 2023

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Market reference

$0.22

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
79 / 207
Release year
2023
Rarity
Common
HP
80
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Slowbro, Slowking
Retreat cost
2 energy
Regulation mark
G
Illustrator
OKACHEKE
Pokédex #
79
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Healing
Damage efficiency
20 damage
10 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Slowpoke plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
  • Its main attack (Headbutt) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
  • Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.

How to beat Slowpoke

  • Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
5% of decks
3.95 copies on average · 2337 decks
Match win rate
50.1%
+2.9 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 80Type:PPsychicSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Slowbro, Slowking

"It is incredibly slow and dopey. It takes five seconds for it to feel pain when under attack."

PSea Bathing

Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon, and it recovers from all Special Conditions.

CCHeadbutt — 20

Weakness:D×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Slowpoke has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

SlowpokeStellar Crown

Played in 854 recent decks

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/12
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.20$20.00$0.22
Reverse Holofoil$0.10$0.37$99.00$0.38

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/19
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.06
7-day average€0.07
30-day average€0.05
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.07
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.20
Reverse holo 7-day€0.27
reverseHoloSell€0.19
averageSellPrice€0.04
Reverse holo 30-day€0.22
Reverse holo trend€0.25

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Slowpoke is real?

Slowpoke is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Slowpoke worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Slowpoke is $0.22; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Slowpoke from?

Slowpoke is from the Pokémon set "151" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.

What rarity is Slowpoke?

Slowpoke is a Common card in the 151 set.