Pokémon · EX
Piloswine
Team Rocket Returns · #13 · Rare Holo · 2004
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Market reference
$22.99
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 13 / 111
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Swinub
- Evolves to
- Mamoswine
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex #
- 221
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Piloswine plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Tonnage) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass 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 Swinub; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Piloswine
- Exploit its Grass 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
- 2.26 copies on average · 23 decks
- Match win rate
- 40.0%
- -7.2 pts vs the 47.2% field average
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 Tomokazu Komiya
This card was illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Building around Piloswine?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCSheer Cold — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, each Defending Pokémon can't attack during your opponent's next turn.
FFCCTonnage — 60+
You may do 60 damage plus 40 more damage. If you do, Piloswine does 30 damage to itself.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $17.78 | $29.99 | $40.00 | $19.00 | — |
| Holofoil | $29.00 | $110.63 | $198.62 | $22.99 | $189.99 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $15.90 | $16.99 | $17.17 | $39.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €26.95 |
| 7-day average | €23.29 |
| 30-day average | €19.27 |
| Low | €16.00 |
| Trend price | €24.90 |
| Low (excellent+) | €25.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €16.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €23.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €25.45 |
| reverseHoloSell | €23.82 |
| averageSellPrice | €20.99 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €24.02 |
| Reverse holo trend | €23.86 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Piloswine is real?
Piloswine 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 Piloswine worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Piloswine is $22.99; 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 Piloswine from?
Piloswine is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket Returns" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Piloswine?
Piloswine is a Rare Holo card in the Team Rocket Returns set.
Other Piloswine printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
