Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Whimsicott
Sword & Shield · #6 · Rare · 2020
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.19
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 6 / 216
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Cottonee
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- kodama
- Pokédex #
- 547
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 50 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Whimsicott plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Cottonee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Whimsicott
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.75 copies on average · 4 decks
More by kodama
This card was illustrated by kodama.
Building around Whimsicott?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It scatters cotton all over the place as a prank. If it gets wet, it'll become too heavy to move and have no choice but to answer for its mischief."
CCotton Ride
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent shuffles their Active Pokémon and all attached cards into their deck.
GLeaf Step — 50
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Whimsicott 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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.08 | $0.25 | $2.99 | $0.19 | $0.15 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.34 | $0.66 | $19.98 | $0.60 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.32 |
| 30-day average | €0.28 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.31 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.13 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.91 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.87 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.75 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.90 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Whimsicott is real?
Whimsicott 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 Whimsicott worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Whimsicott is $0.19; 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 Whimsicott from?
Whimsicott is from the Pokémon set "Sword & Shield" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Whimsicott?
Whimsicott is a Rare card in the Sword & Shield set.
Other Whimsicott printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
