Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Slowking
Burning Shadows · #48 · Rare · 2017
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From
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Market reference
$0.50
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 48 / 177
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Slowpoke
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Eri Yamaki
- Pokédex #
- 199
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 110 damage
- 36.67 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 Slowking plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥60 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 Psychic weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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 · 2246 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.0%
- +1.7 pts vs the 47.3% 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 Eri Yamaki
This card was illustrated by Eri Yamaki.
Building around Slowking?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A poisonous bite reacted with its system, blessing it with the enhanced intellect of a genius. It has full control of its psychic powers."
PDrift Ashore
Search your deck for a card and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
PPPUnarmed — 110
If you have no cards in your hand, ignore all Energy in this attack's cost.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Slowking or Burning Shadows.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Slowking was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Slowking has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Slowking — Stellar Crown
Played in 963 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.15 | $0.50 | $19.98 | $0.50 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.41 | $0.81 | $19.98 | $0.82 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.26 |
| 7-day average | €0.25 |
| 30-day average | €0.20 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.24 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.34 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.03 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.77 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.64 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.81 |
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 $0.50; 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 "Burning Shadows" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Slowking?
Slowking is a Rare card in the Burning Shadows set.
Other Slowking printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
