Pokémon · Platinum
Swalot
Arceus · #9 · Rare Holo · 2009
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Market reference
$3.84
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Gulpin
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
- Pokédex #
- 317
- Series
- Platinum
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
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Swalot plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Entangle Tackle) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Gulpin; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Swalot
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 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
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Aya Kusube
This card was illustrated by Aya Kusube.
Building around Swalot?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It swallows anything whole. It sweats toxic fluids from its follicles to douse foes."
PDamage Roller
Put damage counters on the Defending Pokémon until the Defending Pokémon has the same remaining HP as Swalot. (If the Defending Pokémon has the same or less remaining HP as Swalot, this attack does nothing.)
PPCEntangle Tackle — 50+
You may do 50 damage plus 30 more damage. If you do, this attack does 30 damage to 1 of your Pokémon, and don't apply Weakness and Resistance to this damage.
Weakness:P+20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.75 | $4.74 | $96.95 | $3.84 | $96.94 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.25 | $2.99 | $35.30 | $5.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €1.64 |
| 30-day average | €1.70 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €1.30 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.64 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.58 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.60 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.05 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.07 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Swalot is real?
Swalot 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 Swalot worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Swalot is $3.84; 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 Swalot from?
Swalot is from the Pokémon set "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Swalot?
Swalot is a Rare Holo card in the Arceus set.
Other Swalot printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
