Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Smoochum
HGSS Black Star Promos · #HGSS13 · Promo · 2010
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$35.33
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- HGSS13 / 25
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 30
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Jynx
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 238
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Smoochum 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.
- Seen in 3% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 3% of decks
- 1.24 copies on average · 1708 decks
- Match win rate
- 48.0%
- +0.8 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Smoochum?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its lips are the most sensitive part of its body. It always uses its lips first to examine things."
Poké-Body: Sweet Sleeping Face
As long as Smoochum is Asleep, prevent all damage done to Smoochum by attacks.
Energy Antics
Move an Energy card attached to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon to another of your opponent's Pokémon. Smoochum is now Asleep.
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Smoochum has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Smoochum — Surging Sparks
Played in 538 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $7.00 | $27.30 | $51.97 | $35.33 | $31.80 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Smoochum is real?
Smoochum 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 Smoochum worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Smoochum is $35.33; 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 Smoochum from?
Smoochum is from the Pokémon set "HGSS Black Star Promos" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Smoochum?
Smoochum is a Promo card in the HGSS Black Star Promos set.
Other Smoochum printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
