Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Squirtle
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH233 · Promo · 2019
Listings
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Market reference
$16.92
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH233 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Wartortle
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- kurumitsu
- Pokédex #
- 7
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 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 Squirtle 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.
- 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.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Squirtle
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by kurumitsu
This card was illustrated by kurumitsu.
Building around Squirtle?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When it retracts its long neck into its shell, it squirts out water with vigorous force."
WWater Gun — 20
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Squirtle or SWSH Black Star Promos.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Squirtle was legal.
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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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $14.00 | $19.91 | $113.50 | $16.92 | $19.98 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.85 |
| 7-day average | €2.48 |
| 30-day average | €2.63 |
| Low | €0.94 |
| Trend price | €2.46 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.46 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Squirtle is real?
Squirtle 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 Squirtle worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Squirtle is $16.92; 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 Squirtle from?
Squirtle is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Squirtle?
Squirtle is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
Other Squirtle printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
