Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Sawsbuck
Temporal Forces · #166 · Illustration Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$57.58
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 166 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Deerling
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Susumu Maeya
- Pokédex #
- 586
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 110 damage
- 36.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Sawsbuck plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥65 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 Deerling; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Sawsbuck
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 1 copies on average · 8 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Susumu Maeya
This card was illustrated by Susumu Maeya.
Building around Sawsbuck?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Sawsbuck in their Autumn Form are known for having very short tempers. The males fight each other incessantly."
Ability: Changing Seasons
Once during your turn, you may search your deck for a Stadium card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
GCCSuperpowered Horns — 110
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Sawsbuck or Temporal Forces.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Sawsbuck 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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $47.06 | $62.54 | $287.90 | $57.58 | $47.06 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €16.46 |
| 7-day average | €18.65 |
| 30-day average | €20.18 |
| Low | €12.50 |
| Trend price | €19.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €12.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €20.60 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sawsbuck is real?
Sawsbuck 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 Sawsbuck worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sawsbuck is $57.58; 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 Sawsbuck from?
Sawsbuck is from the Pokémon set "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Sawsbuck?
Sawsbuck is a Illustration Rare card in the Temporal Forces set.
Other Sawsbuck printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
