Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Sobble
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH003 · Promo · 2019
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Market reference
$5.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH003 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Drizzile
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Mizue
- Pokédex #
- 816
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- 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 Sobble 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Bind) 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 ≥30 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 Sobble
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mizue
This card was illustrated by Mizue.
Building around Sobble?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When scared, this Pokémon cries. Its tears pack the chemical punch of 100 onions, and attackers won't be able to resist weeping."
WCBind — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
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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 2026/06/25| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.50 | $4.43 | $43.50 | $5.00 | $6.00 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/25| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €1.98 |
| 30-day average | €1.70 |
| Low | €0.60 |
| Trend price | €1.93 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.60 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.91 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sobble is real?
Sobble 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 Sobble worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sobble is $5.00; 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 Sobble from?
Sobble is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Sobble?
Sobble is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
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Other Sobble printings
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