Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Sawk
Burning Shadows · #72 · Common · 2017
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Market reference
$0.08
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 72 / 177
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Shigenori Negishi
- Pokédex #
- 539
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Sawk 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 (Brick Break) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic 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.
How to beat Sawk
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
More by Shigenori Negishi
This card was illustrated by Shigenori Negishi.
Building around Sawk?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Desiring the strongest karate chop, they seclude themselves in mountains and train without sleeping."
FQuick Guard
Prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Basic Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. This Pokémon can't use Quick Guard during your next turn.
FCBrick Break — 40
This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance or any effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Sawk 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.19 | $19.98 | $0.08 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.30 | $19.98 | $0.27 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.07 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.06 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.21 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.19 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.20 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sawk is real?
Sawk 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 Sawk worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sawk is $0.08; 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 Sawk from?
Sawk is from the Pokémon set "Burning Shadows" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Sawk?
Sawk is a Common card in the Burning Shadows set.
Other Sawk printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
