Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Wailord
Great Encounters · #30 · Rare · 2008
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Market reference
$10.88
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 30 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 200
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Wailmer
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 321
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 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
Strategy & play
How Wailord plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Sink Deep) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥100 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Wailmer; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Wailord
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥100 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
- 1.29 copies on average · 17 decks
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.
Wailmer
in 100% of decks · 17 seen
Wailord ex
in 100% of decks · 17 seen
Misty's Vitality
in 100% of decks · 17 seen
Heavy Baton
in 94% of decks · 16 seen
Bubbly Water Energy
in 100% of decks · 17 seen
Surfing Beach
in 88% of decks · 15 seen
Jumbo Ice Cream
in 88% of decks · 15 seen
Pokégear 3.0
in 76% of decks · 13 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Wailord?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The biggest of all Pokémon. It can dive to a depth of almost 10,000 feet on only one breath."
Poké-Body: Sleeping Pulse
As long as Wailord remains Asleep between turns, remove 1 damage counter from Wailord.
WWWCSink Deep — 60
If Wailord has any damage counters on it, Wailord is now Asleep.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Wailord has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Wailord ex — Pitch Black
Played in 33 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 | $5.00 | $14.34 | $74.40 | $10.88 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $20.00 | $25.00 | $30.00 | $15.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.26 |
| 7-day average | €1.45 |
| 30-day average | €2.40 |
| Low | €0.25 |
| Trend price | €2.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.35 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.67 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.90 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.01 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.65 |
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 $10.88; 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 "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Wailord?
Wailord is a Rare card in the Great Encounters set.
Other Wailord printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
