Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Piloswine
HS—Triumphant · #48 · Uncommon · 2010
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.37
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 48 / 103
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Swinub
- Evolves to
- Mamoswine
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 221
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Piloswine plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Hammer In) 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 Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Swinub; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Piloswine
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 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
- 2.29 copies on average · 21 decks
- Match win rate
- 41.2%
- -6.0 pts vs the 47.2% 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 Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Piloswine?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Because the long hair all over its body obscures its sight, it just keeps charging repeatedly."
WCCBlizzard — 40
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
WCCCHammer In — 60
Weakness:M×2
Retreat cost:CCC
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.34 | $19.98 | $0.37 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.25 | $3.40 | $71.70 | $3.11 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €0.40 |
| 30-day average | €0.35 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.38 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.15 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.30 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.12 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.33 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.10 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.68 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Piloswine is real?
Piloswine 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 Piloswine worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Piloswine is $0.37; 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 Piloswine from?
Piloswine is from the Pokémon set "HS—Triumphant" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Piloswine?
Piloswine is a Uncommon card in the HS—Triumphant set.
Other Piloswine printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
