Pokémon · Black & White
Oshawott
BW Black Star Promos · #BW08 · Promo · 2011
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$5.14
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW08 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Dewott
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 501
- 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
- 15 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 Oshawott 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.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Surprise Attack) 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 Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥30 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 Oshawott
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 5 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Oshawott?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The scalchop on its stomach is made from the same elements as claws. It detaches the scalchop for use as a blade."
CSleep Pulse
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
WCSurprise Attack — 30
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Oshawott or BW Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Oshawott 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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.99 | $5.10 | $62.58 | $5.14 | $62.58 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.99 |
| 7-day average | €5.55 |
| 30-day average | €4.36 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €5.73 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.50 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.62 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Oshawott is real?
Oshawott 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 Oshawott worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Oshawott is $5.14; 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 Oshawott from?
Oshawott is from the Pokémon set "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Oshawott?
Oshawott is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
Other Oshawott printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
