Pokémon · Neo
Slowpoke
Neo Genesis · #73 · Common · 2000
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$5.26
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 73 / 111
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Slowbro, Slowking
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex #
- 79
- Series
- Neo
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 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.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Needs Psychic / Water Energy to attack — note its own type is Psychic, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥25 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 Psychic weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 5% of decks
- 3.95 copies on average · 3830 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.3%
- +3.1 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Tomokazu Komiya
This card was illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Building around Slowpoke?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It lazes vacantly near water. If something bites its tail, it won't even notice for a whole day."
PPsyshock — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
WWater Gun — 10+
Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Slowpoke but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $1.73 | $5.18 | $4,321.00 | $5.26 | $18.15 |
| 1st Edition | $4.00 | $13.87 | $94.42 | $11.00 | $19.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.00 |
| 7-day average | €0.88 |
| 30-day average | €1.19 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.20 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.19 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.50 |
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 $5.26; 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 "Neo Genesis" in the Neo series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Slowpoke?
Slowpoke is a Common card in the Neo Genesis 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.
