Pokémon · EX
Swampert ex
Team Magma vs Team Aqua · #95 · Rare Holo EX · 2004
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From
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Market reference
$280.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 95 / 97
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo EX
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · ex
- Evolves from
- Marshtomp
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Hikaru Koike
- Pokédex #
- 260
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Swampert ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — note its own type is Fighting, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Marshtomp first).
How to beat Swampert ex
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hikaru Koike
This card was illustrated by Hikaru Koike.
Building around Swampert ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CHyper Pump — 20+
Does 20 damage plus 20 more damage for each basic Energy attached to Swampert ex but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 80 damage in this way.
WCCCrushing Wave
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. After doing damage, flip a coin. If heads, your opponent discards an Energy card, if any, attached to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $200.00 | $252.00 | $400.00 | $280.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €99.98 |
| 7-day average | €43.86 |
| 30-day average | €42.93 |
| Low | €19.00 |
| Trend price | €62.74 |
| Low (excellent+) | €30.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €33.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €16.54 |
| averageSellPrice | €79.99 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €16.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €21.20 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Swampert ex is real?
Swampert ex 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 Swampert ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Swampert ex is $280.00; 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 Swampert ex from?
Swampert ex is from the Pokémon set "Team Magma vs Team Aqua" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Swampert ex?
Swampert ex is a Rare Holo EX card in the Team Magma vs Team Aqua set.
Other Swampert ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
