Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Slowpoke
Scarlet & Violet · #42 · Common · 2023
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Market reference
$0.17
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 42 / 258
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Narumi Sato
- Pokédex #
- 79
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Slowpoke 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 (Headbutt) 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 ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.
How to beat Slowpoke
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 5% of decks
- 3.93 copies on average · 4872 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.6%
- +2.7 pts vs the 47.0% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Narumi Sato
This card was illustrated by Narumi Sato.
Building around Slowpoke?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is always vacantly lost in thought, but no one knows what it is thinking about. It is good at fishing with its tail."
CRest
This Pokémon is now Asleep. Heal 30 damage from it.
WCHeadbutt — 20
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Slowpoke or Scarlet & Violet.
Rare Candy Club Showdown #46 (30TH LEGAL)
Sep 28, 2026
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Sep 28, 2026
Sunny's Weekly #275 The Conspiracy
Sep 28, 2026
Amyverse PTCG Live Weekly #15 💛 Cash Prize!
Sep 30, 2026
REFINE Autumn Series Session 5: Nor'Easter
Sep 30, 2026
11° Torneo del circuito CarroTCG/Prof. Fili
Oct 1, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Slowpoke was legal.
Vault Of Games #4🏆|SEASON 1|WEEKLY
today
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #84 PTCG Live BO3 (25 CODES)
today
The Hideout:Cash Is King PTCG Webcam Event $10 #10
today
PokeMagee Weekly
today
Webcam Sisterhood Saturdays #3 🩷 Girls & Enbies!
today
TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! LET'S GO!
yesterday
Tournament play
This printing of Slowpoke has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Slowpoke — Stellar Crown
Played in 1,117 recent decks
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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.19 | $19.98 | $0.17 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.26 | $2.99 | $0.26 | $0.09 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.07 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.16 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Slowpoke is real?
Slowpoke 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 Slowpoke worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Slowpoke is $0.17; 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 Slowpoke from?
Slowpoke is from the Pokémon set "Scarlet & Violet" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Slowpoke?
Slowpoke is a Common card in the Scarlet & Violet set.
Slowpoke in the news
Recent posts from card communities and trading-card press mentioning Slowpoke.
Other Slowpoke printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
