Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Buzzwole
SM Black Star Promos · #SM218 · Promo · 2017
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Market reference
$6.20
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM218 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic · Ultra Beast
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 794
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 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 Buzzwole 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 (Touchdown) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥65 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 Buzzwole
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Buzzwole?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives."
Ability: Beast Boost
This Pokémon's attacks do 20 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon for each Prize card you have taken (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
GCTouchdown — 60
Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Buzzwole or SM Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Buzzwole 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.77 | $6.33 | $43.00 | $6.20 | $9.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.50 |
| 7-day average | €5.32 |
| 30-day average | €4.68 |
| Low | €1.60 |
| Trend price | €6.54 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.97 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.63 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.03 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.38 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Buzzwole is real?
Buzzwole 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 Buzzwole worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Buzzwole is $6.20; 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 Buzzwole from?
Buzzwole is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Buzzwole?
Buzzwole is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
Other Buzzwole printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
