Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Wailord
HS—Triumphant · #31 · Rare · 2010
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Market reference
$4.98
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 31 / 103
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 180
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Wailmer
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 321
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 12.5 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 (Swallow Up) 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 ≥90 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 — ≥90 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
- 1.31 copies on average · 16 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 · 15 seen
Wailord ex
in 100% of decks · 15 seen
Misty's Vitality
in 100% of decks · 15 seen
Heavy Baton
in 87% of decks · 13 seen
Bubbly Water Energy
in 100% of decks · 15 seen
Surfing Beach
in 87% of decks · 13 seen
Jumbo Ice Cream
in 87% of decks · 13 seen
Pokégear 3.0
in 67% of decks · 10 seen
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Wailord?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is the largest of all identified Pokémon. They jump as a pack to herd their prey."
CCUnderwater Dive
Flip 2 coins. For each heads, remove 3 damage counters from Wailord.
WWWCSwallow Up — 50+
Before doing damage, count the remaining HP of the Defending Pokémon and Wailord. If the Defending Pokémon has fewer remaining HP than Wailord, this attack does 50 damage plus 50 more damage.
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 42 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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.59 | $5.00 | $25.60 | $4.98 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $49.99 | $171.00 | $499.80 | $43.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/14| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.24 |
| 7-day average | €1.43 |
| 30-day average | €2.03 |
| Low | €0.17 |
| Trend price | €1.40 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.43 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.28 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.91 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.32 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.93 |
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 $4.98; 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 "HS—Triumphant" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Wailord?
Wailord is a Rare card in the HS—Triumphant set.
Other Wailord printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
