Pokémon · POP
Swampert
POP Series 1 · #5 · Rare · 2004
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Market reference
$45.77
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 17
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Marshtomp
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Hiromichi Sugiyama
- Pokédex #
- 260
- Series
- POP
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Swampert plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- 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.
- Its main attack (Mud Splash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 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 ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Marshtomp first).
How to beat Swampert
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hiromichi Sugiyama
This card was illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama.
Building around Swampert?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
WBubble — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
WWCMud Splash — 50
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $13.33 | $33.99 | $34.99 | $15.43 | — |
| Holofoil | $8.97 | $20.00 | $200.00 | $45.77 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.99 |
| 7-day average | €6.72 |
| 30-day average | €12.53 |
| Low | €0.99 |
| Trend price | €14.54 |
| Low (excellent+) | €6.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €15.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €6.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.47 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.60 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.81 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.79 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Swampert is real?
Swampert 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 Swampert worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Swampert is $45.77; 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 Swampert from?
Swampert is from the Pokémon set "POP Series 1" in the POP series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Swampert?
Swampert is a Rare card in the POP Series 1 set.
Other Swampert printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
