Pokémon · Black & White
Watchog
Boundaries Crossed · #119 · Uncommon · 2012
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.37
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 119 / 153
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Patrat
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 505
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Watchog plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Psych Up) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Patrat; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Watchog
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
Building around Watchog?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Using luminescent matter, it makes its eyes and body glow and stuns attacking opponents."
CHypnoblast — 20
The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
CCPsych Up — 30
During your next turn, this Pokémon's Psych Up attack does 30 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Watchog was legal.
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 2026/07/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.40 | $19.98 | $0.37 | $0.40 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.30 | $0.84 | $19.98 | $0.76 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.22 |
| 30-day average | €0.19 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.20 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.98 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.74 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.66 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.23 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.98 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.50 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Watchog is real?
Watchog 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 Watchog worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Watchog is $0.37; 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 Watchog from?
Watchog is from the Pokémon set "Boundaries Crossed" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Watchog?
Watchog is a Uncommon card in the Boundaries Crossed set.
Other Watchog printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
