Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Slowpoke
Unbroken Bonds · #42 · Common · 2019
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From
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Market reference
$0.38
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 42 / 234
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Slowbro, Slowking
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 79
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Whap) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass 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.
- Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.
How to beat Slowpoke
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 5% of decks
- 3.95 copies on average · 2640 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.2%
- +3.0 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.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Slowpoke?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"There are some places where Slowpoke is worshiped because of a long-standing belief that whenever Slowpoke yawns, it rains."
WGrowl
During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon's attacks do 20 less damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
CCTail Whap — 20
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Slowpoke was legal.
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 983 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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.41 | $10.00 | $0.38 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.35 | $3.77 | $19.42 | $2.12 | $6.49 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.47 |
| 7-day average | €0.22 |
| 30-day average | €0.18 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.25 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.24 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.44 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.66 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.56 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.44 |
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 $0.38; 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 "Unbroken Bonds" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Slowpoke?
Slowpoke is a Common card in the Unbroken Bonds set.
Slowpoke in the news
Recent posts from card communities and trading-card press mentioning Slowpoke.
Other Slowpoke printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
