Pokémon · EX

Sudowoodo

Unseen Forces · #15 · Rare Holo · 2005

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Card facts

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Set position: 15 / 145
Release year: 2005
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 60
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Tomokazu Komiya
Pokédex #: 185
Series: EX

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 50 damage; 16.67 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 Sudowoodo 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 (Karate Chop) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 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 Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥30 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 Sudowoodo

Exploit its Water weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

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$1.77 · in 22% of decks

Dreepy

$0.28 · in 21% of decks

Dusknoir

$0.28 · in 10% of decks

Yveltal

$0.25 · in 10% of decks

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About this card

HP: 60Type:FFightingSubtype: Basic

CCopy

Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon's attacks. Copy copies that attack. This attack does nothing if Sudowoodo doesn't have the Energy necessary to use that attack. (You must still do anything else required for that attack.) Sudowoodo performs that attack.

FCCKarate Chop — 50-

Does 50 damage minus 10 damage for each damage counter on Sudowoodo.

Weakness:W×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Sudowoodo

Tournaments scanned

301

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

Top decks running Sudowoodo

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1 deck

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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 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$49.99	$64.90	$402.98	$43.18	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€20.00
7-day average	€16.75
30-day average	€16.21
Low	€6.00
Trend price	€16.38
Low (excellent+)	€11.00
Reverse holo low	€6.80
reverseHoloAvg1	€12.99
Reverse holo 7-day	€17.50
reverseHoloSell	€22.33
averageSellPrice	€13.63
Reverse holo 30-day	€15.03
Reverse holo trend	€22.14

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Sudowoodo is real?

Sudowoodo 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 Sudowoodo worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sudowoodo is $43.18; 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 Sudowoodo from?

Sudowoodo is from the Pokémon set "Unseen Forces" in the EX series, released in 2005.

What rarity is Sudowoodo?

Sudowoodo is a Rare Holo card in the Unseen Forces set.