Pokémon · XY
Taillow
Roaring Skies · #70 · Common · 2015
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Market reference
$0.16
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 70 / 112
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Swellow
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 276
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
Strategy & play
How Taillow 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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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.
How to beat Taillow
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Taillow?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It dislikes cold seasons. They migrate to other lands in search of warmth, flying over 180 miles a day."
CDouble Peck — 10×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Taillow 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 | $0.01 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.16 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.09 | $0.35 | $22.49 | $0.35 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.09 |
| 30-day average | €0.07 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.03 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.40 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.32 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.27 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.34 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Taillow is real?
Taillow 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 Taillow worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Taillow is $0.16; 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 Taillow from?
Taillow is from the Pokémon set "Roaring Skies" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Taillow?
Taillow is a Common card in the Roaring Skies set.
Other Taillow printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
