Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Swellow
Vivid Voltage · #134 · Uncommon · 2020
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Market reference
$0.06
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 134 / 203
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Taillow
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- kodama
- Pokédex #
- 277
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 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 Swellow plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥45 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 Taillow; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Swellow
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by kodama
This card was illustrated by kodama.
Building around Swellow?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It dives at a steep angle as soon as it spots its prey. It catches its prey with sharp claws."
CQuick Attack — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 more damage.
CCEnergy Assist — 40
Attach up to 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Swellow was legal.
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.17 | $25.04 | $0.06 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.25 | $2.99 | $0.08 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.06 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.07 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.23 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.18 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.24 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Swellow is real?
Swellow 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 Swellow worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Swellow is $0.06; 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 Swellow from?
Swellow is from the Pokémon set "Vivid Voltage" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Swellow?
Swellow is a Uncommon card in the Vivid Voltage set.
Other Swellow printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
