Pokémon · Black & White
Swadloon
Plasma Storm · #9 · Uncommon · 2013
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Market reference
$0.41
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 138
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Sewaddle
- Evolves to
- Leavanny
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex #
- 541
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
Strategy & play
How Swadloon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Surprise Attack) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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 Sewaddle; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Swadloon
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Building around Swadloon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Preferring dark, damp places, it spends the entire day eating fallen leaves that lie around it."
GSwaddle Guard
During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 40 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
CCSurprise Attack — 40
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Swadloon 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 2026/07/28| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.40 | $18.12 | $0.41 | $0.38 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.99 | $5.70 | $45.98 | $5.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.26 |
| 30-day average | €0.33 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.31 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.05 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.26 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.98 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.32 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Swadloon is real?
Swadloon 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 Swadloon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Swadloon is $0.41; 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 Swadloon from?
Swadloon is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Storm" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Swadloon?
Swadloon is a Uncommon card in the Plasma Storm set.
Other Swadloon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
