Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Swampert
Celestial Storm · #35 · Rare · 2018
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.19
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 35 / 187
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Marshtomp
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- SATOSHI NAKAI
- Pokédex #
- 260
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Swampert plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥80 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Marshtomp first).
How to beat Swampert
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by SATOSHI NAKAI
This card was illustrated by SATOSHI NAKAI.
Building around Swampert?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It can swim while towing a large ship. It bashes down foes with a swing of its thick arms."
Ability: Power Draw
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard a card from your hand. If you do, draw 3 cards.
CCCHydro Pump — 80+
This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Water Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Swampert was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
4
ran Swampert
Tournaments scanned
299
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
2 top-cut decks · best finish 5th
Top decks running Swampert
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 | $0.99 | $1.42 | $19.98 | $1.19 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.15 | $3.53 | $42.10 | $3.59 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/24| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.19 |
| 7-day average | €1.85 |
| 30-day average | €1.36 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €1.87 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.48 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.15 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.11 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.56 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.16 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Swampert is real?
Swampert 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 Swampert worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Swampert is $1.19; 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 Swampert from?
Swampert is from the Pokémon set "Celestial Storm" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Swampert?
Swampert is a Rare card in the Celestial Storm set.
Other Swampert printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
