Pokémon · XY
Slowking
BREAKpoint · #21 · Rare Holo · 2016
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.21
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 126
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Slowpoke
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
- Pokédex #
- 199
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 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
Strategy & play
How Slowking plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Psych Up) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥50 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 Slowpoke; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Slowking
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 5% of decks
- 3.03 copies on average · 2370 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.8%
- +2.6 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Aya Kusube
This card was illustrated by Aya Kusube.
Building around Slowking?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When its head was bitten, toxins entered Slowpoke's head and unlocked an extraordinary power."
Ability: Royal Flash
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, move an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon to 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
WCPsych Up — 40
During your next turn, this Pokémon's Psych Up attack does 40 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Slowking or BREAKpoint.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Slowking was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Slowking
Tournaments scanned
291
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 3rd
Top decks running Slowking
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.20 | $1.25 | $4,321.00 | $1.21 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.64 | $1.26 | $2.99 | $1.50 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.95 |
| 7-day average | €1.44 |
| 30-day average | €1.18 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.21 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.35 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.46 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.82 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.13 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.23 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.81 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.95 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Slowking is real?
Slowking 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 Slowking worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Slowking is $1.21; 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 Slowking from?
Slowking is from the Pokémon set "BREAKpoint" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Slowking?
Slowking is a Rare Holo card in the BREAKpoint set.
Other Slowking printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
