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Wailord

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Wailord

Sword & Shield

Crown Zenith · #32 · Rare · 2023

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Market reference

$0.25

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
32 / 160
Release year
2023
Rarity
Rare
HP
220
Subtype
Stage 1
Evolves from
Wailmer
Retreat cost
4 energy
Regulation mark
F
Illustrator
KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA
Pokédex #
321
Series
Sword & Shield

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Healing
Damage efficiency
180 damage
36 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

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Wailord plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Its main attack (Heavy Impact) needs 5 Energy — a turn-5 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Hits for 180 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
  • Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥110 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.

How to beat Wailord

  • Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥110 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.
  • Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
1.11 copies on average · 9 decks

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About this card

HP: 220Type:WWaterSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Wailmer

"It can sometimes knock out opponents with the shock created by breaching and crashing its big body onto the water."

CCCBubble Drain — 80

Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.

WWCCCHeavy Impact — 180

Weakness:L×2

Retreat cost:CCCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Wailord has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Wailord exPitch Black

Played in 77 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 2026/07/12
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.24$19.06$0.25$0.05
Reverse Holofoil$0.10$0.43$5.00$0.43

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/03/11
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.13
7-day average€0.10
30-day average€0.08
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.10
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.63
Reverse holo 7-day€0.44
reverseHoloSell€0.42
averageSellPrice€0.08
Reverse holo 30-day€0.37
Reverse holo trend€0.49

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Wailord is real?

Wailord 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 Wailord worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Wailord is $0.25; 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 Wailord from?

Wailord is from the Pokémon set "Crown Zenith" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2023.

What rarity is Wailord?

Wailord is a Rare card in the Crown Zenith set.