Pokémon · Base
Slowbro
Fossil Set · #43 · Uncommon · 1999
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$1.47
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 43 / 62
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Slowpoke
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 80
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Slowbro 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 (Psyshock) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Slowpoke; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Slowbro
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 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
- 3.4 copies on average · 10 decks
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Slowbro?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The Shellder that is latched onto Slowpoke's tail is said to feed on the host's left-over scraps."
Pokémon Power: Strange Behavior
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may move 1 damage counter from 1 of your Pokémon to Slowbro as long as you don't Knock Out Slowbro. This power can't be used if Slowbro is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
PPPsyshock — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.44 | $1.14 | $29.20 | $1.47 | $29.20 |
| 1st Edition | $7.75 | $12.97 | $59.99 | $13.53 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/25| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.80 |
| 7-day average | €1.85 |
| 30-day average | €2.04 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €1.95 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.18 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.89 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.14 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.14 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.89 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Slowbro is real?
Slowbro 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 Slowbro worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Slowbro is $1.47; 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 Slowbro from?
Slowbro is from the Pokémon set "Fossil Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Slowbro?
Slowbro is a Uncommon card in the Fossil Set set.
Other Slowbro printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
