Pokémon · EX
Taillow
Ruby & Sapphire · #72 · Common · 2003
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From
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Market reference
$0.61
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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
- 72 / 109
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Swellow
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 276
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Taillow 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 (Wing Attack) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥20 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 Taillow
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Taillow?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CPeck — 10
CCWing Attack — 20
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.55 | $20.61 | $0.61 | $0.62 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $47.80 | $49.48 | $99.99 | $11.59 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.13 |
| 7-day average | €0.27 |
| 30-day average | €0.21 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.34 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.41 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.13 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.26 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Taillow is real?
Taillow 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 Taillow worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Taillow is $0.61; 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 Taillow from?
Taillow is from the Pokémon set "Ruby & Sapphire" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Taillow?
Taillow is a Common card in the Ruby & Sapphire set.
Other Taillow printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
