Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Slowking
Great Encounters · #28 · Rare · 2008
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Market reference
$1.61
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 28 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Slowpoke
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 199
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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.
- 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.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic 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 Slowpoke; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Slowking
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 5% of decks
- 3.03 copies on average · 2444 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.8%
- +2.5 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 Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
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."
Poké-Power: Trump Card
Once during your turn (before your attack), if any of your Pokémon were Knocked Out during your opponent's last turn, search your deck for any 1 card and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can't be used if Slowking is affected by a Special Condition.
PCPsych Up — 30
During your next turn, Slowking's Psych Up attack's base damage is 60.
Weakness:P+20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 914 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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.99 | $3.99 | $29.99 | $1.61 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $24.95 | $55.00 | $149.99 | $16.05 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.63 |
| 30-day average | €0.70 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €0.55 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.39 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.39 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.10 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.31 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.78 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.16 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.99 |
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 $1.61; 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 "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Slowking?
Slowking is a Rare card in the Great Encounters set.
Other Slowking printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
