Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Slowpoke
Call of Legends · #70 · Common · 2011
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Market reference
$0.86
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 70 / 106
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Slowbro, Slowking
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Pokédex #
- 79
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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.
- Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.
How to beat Slowpoke
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥30 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 · 2761 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.2%
- +3.1 pts vs the 47.1% 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 Sumiyoshi Kizuki
This card was illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Building around Slowpoke?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It lazes vacantly near water. If something bites its tail, it won't even notice for a whole day."
CWhismy Tackle — 20
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 998 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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.40 | $0.87 | $5.00 | $0.86 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $79.99 | $185.00 | $222.98 | $40.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.43 |
| 7-day average | €0.42 |
| 30-day average | €0.70 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €10.18 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.30 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.85 |
| Reverse holo trend | €9.10 |
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 $0.86; 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 "Call of Legends" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Slowpoke?
Slowpoke is a Common card in the Call of Legends 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.
