Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Wailord
Guardians Rising · #30 · Rare · 2017
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Market reference
$0.83
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 30 / 180
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 200
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Wailmer
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- OOYAMA
- Pokédex #
- 321
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 80 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 Wailord plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Open Sea) 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 Grass ×2 — a Grass 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 Grass 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
- 1.11 copies on average · 9 decks
More by OOYAMA
This card was illustrated by OOYAMA.
Building around Wailord?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Wailord pursue their prey in pods. With their large mouths, they can swallow entire schools of Wishiwashi whole."
WWCDive — 40
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn.
WWWCOpen Sea — 80
Heal 30 damage from each of your Water Pokémon.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Wailord was legal.
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 77 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.12 | $0.75 | $19.98 | $0.83 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.60 | $3.81 | $95.29 | $4.38 | $9.97 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.19 |
| 7-day average | €0.34 |
| 30-day average | €0.29 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.14 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.53 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.51 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.58 |
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 $0.83; 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 "Guardians Rising" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Wailord?
Wailord is a Rare card in the Guardians Rising set.
Other Wailord printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
