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Dark Slowbro
Legendary Collection · #8 · Rare Holo · 2002
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$42.90
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 8 / 110
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Slowpoke
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 80
- Series
- Other
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Recovery
- Damage efficiency
- 40 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 Dark Slowbro plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Fickle Attack) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Slowpoke; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Dark Slowbro
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Dark Slowbro?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It loves nothing better than to be left alone, and so sometimes ends up being manipulated by unscrupulous people."
Pokémon Power: Reel In
When you play Dark Slowbro from your hand, choose up to 3 Basic Pokémon and/or Evolution cards from your discard pile and put them into your hand.
PPFickle Attack — 40
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $39.99 | $72.49 | $429.87 | $42.90 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $279.00 | $949.99 | $1,901.96 | $242.09 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €16.95 |
| 7-day average | €25.26 |
| 30-day average | €23.08 |
| Low | €4.99 |
| Trend price | €27.91 |
| Low (excellent+) | €19.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €34.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €98.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €56.87 |
| reverseHoloSell | €42.51 |
| averageSellPrice | €27.98 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €100.05 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Slowbro is real?
Dark 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 Dark Slowbro worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Slowbro is $42.90; 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 Dark Slowbro from?
Dark Slowbro is from the Pokémon set "Legendary Collection" in the Other series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Dark Slowbro?
Dark Slowbro is a Rare Holo card in the Legendary Collection set.
Other Dark Slowbro printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
