Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Slowpoke
HS—Undaunted · #66 · Common · 2010
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$20.72
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 66 / 91
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Slowbro, Slowking
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 79
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Card Selection
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Slowpoke plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card selection. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.
How to beat Slowpoke
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 5% of decks
- 3.95 copies on average · 2761 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.2%
- +3.1 pts vs the 47.1% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Slowpoke?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A sweet sap leaks from its tail's tip. Although not nutritious, the tail is pleasant to chew on."
CRambunctious Party
Look at the top 5 cards of your deck. Choose as many Basic Pokémon as you like and put them onto your Bench. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
WCRain Splash — 20
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Slowpoke has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Slowpoke — Stellar Crown
Played in 1,003 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 | $21.00 | $30.90 | $40.00 | $20.72 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $98.95 | $428.33 | $757.70 | $83.04 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €0.77 |
| 30-day average | €1.73 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.25 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo low | €3.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €25.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €12.14 |
| reverseHoloSell | €8.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.12 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.07 |
| Reverse holo trend | €12.38 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Slowpoke is real?
Slowpoke 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 Slowpoke worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Slowpoke is $20.72; 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 Slowpoke from?
Slowpoke is from the Pokémon set "HS—Undaunted" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Slowpoke?
Slowpoke is a Common card in the HS—Undaunted set.
Slowpoke in the news
Recent posts from card communities and trading-card press mentioning Slowpoke.
Other Slowpoke printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
