Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Wailord
Vivid Voltage · #32 · Rare Holo · 2020
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.46
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 32 / 203
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 200
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Wailmer
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- SATOSHI NAKAI
- Pokédex #
- 321
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 2.5 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 Wailord 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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥100 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Wailmer; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Wailord
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥100 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.29 copies on average · 14 decks
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.
Wailmer
in 100% of decks · 15 seen
Wailord ex
in 100% of decks · 15 seen
Misty's Vitality
in 100% of decks · 15 seen
Heavy Baton
in 87% of decks · 13 seen
Bubbly Water Energy
in 100% of decks · 15 seen
Surfing Beach
in 87% of decks · 13 seen
Jumbo Ice Cream
in 87% of decks · 13 seen
Pokégear 3.0
in 67% of decks · 10 seen
More by SATOSHI NAKAI
This card was illustrated by SATOSHI NAKAI.
Building around Wailord?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It can sometimes knock out opponents with the shock created by breaching and crashing its big body onto the water."
Ability: Water Veil
Whenever you attach an Energy card from your hand to this Pokémon, remove all Special Conditions from it.
CCCCHydro Pump — 10+
This attack does 40 more damage for each Water Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Wailord was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Wailord has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Wailord ex — Pitch Black
Played in 102 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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.45 | $999.99 | $0.46 | $0.49 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.24 | $0.59 | $999.97 | $0.54 | $0.64 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.75 |
| 7-day average | €0.61 |
| 30-day average | €0.49 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.48 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.08 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.69 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.88 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.61 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.35 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.72 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.67 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Wailord is real?
Wailord 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 Wailord worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Wailord is $0.46; 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 Wailord from?
Wailord is from the Pokémon set "Vivid Voltage" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Wailord?
Wailord is a Rare Holo card in the Vivid Voltage set.
Other Wailord printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
