Pokémon · XY
Swalot
Phantom Forces · #38 · Rare · 2014
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Market reference
$1.37
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 38 / 124
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Gulpin
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex #
- 317
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 Swalot plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (Swallow Up) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥55 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.
How to beat Swalot
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- 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
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Tomokazu Komiya
This card was illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Building around Swalot?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes."
PCPoison Gas — 30
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
PCCSwallow Up — 50+
If, before doing damage, your opponent's Active Pokémon has fewer remaining HP than this Pokémon, this attack does 50 more damage.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Swalot or Phantom Forces.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Swalot was legal.
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.75 | $1.25 | $19.98 | $1.37 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.75 | $4.04 | $40.70 | $3.91 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.49 |
| 7-day average | €1.55 |
| 30-day average | €1.79 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €1.98 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €11.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.10 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.55 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.44 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.43 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.46 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Swalot is real?
Swalot 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 Swalot worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Swalot is $1.37; 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 Swalot from?
Swalot is from the Pokémon set "Phantom Forces" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Swalot?
Swalot is a Rare card in the Phantom Forces set.
Other Swalot printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
