Pokémon · Black & White
Slowking
Dark Explorers · #49 · Rare · 2012
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Market reference
$3.20
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 49 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Slowpoke
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 199
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 20 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Hand Press) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Slowpoke; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Slowking
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- 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
- 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 Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Slowking?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Being bitten by Shellder gave it intelligence comparable to that of award-winning scientists."
PPsy Bolt — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
PCCHand Press — 50+
If you have more cards in your hand than your opponent, this attack does 30 more damage.
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 Dark Explorers.
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 926 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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $2.56 | $9.95 | $52.90 | $3.20 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $29.70 | $39.37 | $499.90 | $6.27 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.61 |
| 7-day average | €0.82 |
| 30-day average | €1.17 |
| Low | €0.11 |
| Trend price | €1.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.59 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.27 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.45 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.96 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.24 |
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 $3.20; 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 "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Slowking?
Slowking is a Rare card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Slowking printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
