Pokémon · Black & White
Slowbro
Dark Explorers · #24 · Uncommon · 2012
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Market reference
$1.85
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 24 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Slowpoke
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 80
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 40 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 Slowbro plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Lazy Headbutt) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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 Slowpoke; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Slowbro
- Exploit its Lightning 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
- 3.33 copies on average · 9 decks
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Slowbro?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Though usually dim witted, it seems to become inspired if the Shellder on its tail bites down."
Ability: Airhead
If you have 2, 4, or 6 Prize Cards left, this Pokémon can't attack.
WCLazy Headbutt — 80
This Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Slowbro 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 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.39 | $1.50 | $96.40 | $1.85 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $18.09 | $35.00 | $195.13 | $16.34 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.49 |
| 7-day average | €0.59 |
| 30-day average | €0.63 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.68 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.06 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.78 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.54 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.59 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.95 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Slowbro is real?
Slowbro 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 Slowbro worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Slowbro is $1.85; 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 Slowbro from?
Slowbro is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Slowbro?
Slowbro is a Uncommon card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Slowbro printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
