Pokémon · EX
Swalot
Emerald · #40 · Uncommon · 2005
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$1.56
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 40 / 107
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Gulpin
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 317
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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 Swalot plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (Poison Breath) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥40 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 Gulpin; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Swalot
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥40 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
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Swalot?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCBlot — 20
Remove 1 damage counter from Swalot.
GCCPoison Breath — 40
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.00 | $1.57 | $19.52 | $1.56 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $23.39 | $65.90 | $349.90 | $25.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.95 |
| 7-day average | €0.79 |
| 30-day average | €0.78 |
| Low | €0.03 |
| Trend price | €0.66 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €10.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.29 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.82 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.45 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.06 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.45 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Swalot is real?
Swalot 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 Swalot worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Swalot is $1.56; 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 Swalot from?
Swalot is from the Pokémon set "Emerald" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Swalot?
Swalot is a Uncommon card in the Emerald set.
Other Swalot printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
