Pokémon · Platinum
Mow Rotom
Rising Rivals · #RT4 · Rare · 2009
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Market reference
$52.50
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- RT4 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Yusuke Ohmura
- Pokédex #
- 479
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 Mow Rotom 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 (Mow Down) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — note its own type is Lightning, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Lightning type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥45 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 Mow Rotom
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.8 copies on average · 5 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Yusuke Ohmura
This card was illustrated by Yusuke Ohmura.
Building around Mow Rotom?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Mow Shift
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may use this power. Mow Rotom's type is Grass until the end of your turn.
CCSlash — 20
GCCMow Down — 50
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to each of your opponent's Pokémon.
Weakness:D+20
Resistance:C-20
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverse Holofoil | $18.00 | $35.00 | $99.99 | $52.50 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.88 |
| 7-day average | €5.25 |
| 30-day average | €3.97 |
| Low | €3.00 |
| Trend price | €5.58 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €3.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €11.49 |
| reverseHoloSell | €9.36 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €10.22 |
| Reverse holo trend | €11.87 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Mow Rotom is real?
Mow Rotom 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 Mow Rotom worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mow Rotom is $52.50; 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 Mow Rotom from?
Mow Rotom is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Mow Rotom?
Mow Rotom is a Rare card in the Rising Rivals set.
Other Mow Rotom printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
