Pokémon · EX
Slowpoke
Team Magma vs Team Aqua · #45 · Common · 2004
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Market reference
$9.60
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 45 / 97
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Slowbro, Slowking
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 79
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 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 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 (Tail Strike) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥25 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 Slowpoke
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Slowpoke?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
PAmnesia
Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon's attacks. That Pokémon can't use that attack during your opponent's next turn.
CCTail Strike — 10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 1,208 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 2026/06/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $8.00 | $15.00 | $84.60 | $9.60 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/04/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.39 |
| 7-day average | €1.77 |
| 30-day average | €1.65 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €1.52 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €19.69 |
| reverseHoloSell | €24.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.68 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €11.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €20.68 |
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 $9.60; 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 "Team Magma vs Team Aqua" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Slowpoke?
Slowpoke is a Common card in the Team Magma vs Team Aqua set.
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Other Slowpoke printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
