Pokémon · Black & White
Sawk
Plasma Blast · #52 · Common · 2013
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.29
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 52 / 105
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 539
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 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 Sawk 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.
- Its main attack (Low Sweep) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Sawk
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
More by Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
Building around Sawk?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Desiring the strongest karate chop, they seclude themselves in mountains and train without sleeping."
CKick of Righteousness — 10+
If the Defending Pokémon is a Team Plasma Pokémon, this attack does 40 more damage.
FCCLow Sweep — 60
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Sawk was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Sawk
Tournaments scanned
286
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 4th
Top decks running Sawk
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 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.17 | $0.30 | $19.46 | $0.29 | $0.28 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.39 | $0.75 | $19.98 | $0.80 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.15 |
| 30-day average | €0.19 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.19 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.29 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.37 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.80 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.62 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.71 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sawk is real?
Sawk 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 Sawk worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sawk is $0.29; 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 Sawk from?
Sawk is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Blast" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Sawk?
Sawk is a Common card in the Plasma Blast set.
Other Sawk printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
