Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Floatzel
HS—Unleashed · #16 · Rare · 2010
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Market reference
$0.99
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 96
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Buizel
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 419
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 Floatzel 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.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Buizel; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Floatzel
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Floatzel?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"With its flotation sac inflated, it can carry people on its back. It deflates the sac before it dives."
Poké-Power: Water Acceleration
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a Water Energy card from your hand to Floatzel. This power can't be used if Floatzel is affected by a Special Condition.
WWCWaterfall — 60
Weakness:L×2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.40 | $0.94 | $19.98 | $0.99 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.82 | $17.49 | $41.10 | $4.59 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/28| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €0.64 |
| 30-day average | €0.79 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.69 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.28 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.25 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.75 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.75 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.50 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Floatzel is real?
Floatzel 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 Floatzel worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Floatzel is $0.99; 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 Floatzel from?
Floatzel is from the Pokémon set "HS—Unleashed" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Floatzel?
Floatzel is a Rare card in the HS—Unleashed set.
Other Floatzel printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
