Pokémon · POP
Buizel
POP Series 9 · #6 · Uncommon · 2009
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Market reference
$7.77
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 6 / 17
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Floatzel
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 418
- Series
- POP
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Buizel 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.
- Its main attack (Super Fast) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- 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.
How to beat Buizel
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Buizel?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It swims by rotating its two tails like a screw. When it dives, its flotation sac collapses."
WWhirlpool
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.
WWSuper Fast — 30
If you have Pachirisu in play, flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Buizel during your opponent's next turn.
Weakness:L+10
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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $3.19 | $7.22 | $71.00 | $7.77 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.00 |
| 7-day average | €3.82 |
| 30-day average | €3.52 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €4.76 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €3.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.70 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.70 |
| averageSellPrice | €10.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.70 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.70 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Buizel is real?
Buizel 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 Buizel worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Buizel is $7.77; 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 Buizel from?
Buizel is from the Pokémon set "POP Series 9" in the POP series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Buizel?
Buizel is a Uncommon card in the POP Series 9 set.
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Other Buizel printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
