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Piloswine

Pokémon · E-Card

Piloswine

E-Card

Skyridge · #24 · Rare · 2003

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Market reference

$68.28

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
24 / 182
Release year
2003
Rarity
Rare
HP
90
Subtype
Stage 1
Evolves from
Swinub
Evolves to
Mamoswine
Retreat cost
3 energy
Illustrator
Yuka Morii
Pokédex #
221
Series
E-Card

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Bench Damage
Damage efficiency
40 damage
10 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

AttackerStatus Conditions

Strategy & play

How Piloswine plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
  • Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
  • Its main attack (Trample) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Needs Water / Fighting Energy to attack — note its own type is Water, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
  • Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal 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 Piloswine

  • Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.
  • Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
  • On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
2.26 copies on average · 23 decks
Match win rate
40.0%
-7.2 pts vs the 47.2% field average

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

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About this card

HP: 90Type:WWaterSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: SwinubEvolves to: Mamoswine

WCCFreezing Breath — 20

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

FCCCTrample — 40

For each Benched Pokémon (yours and your opponent's), flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Weakness:M×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$68.30$74.15$80.00$68.28
Reverse Holofoil$111.99$111.99$111.99$77.97

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/22
VariantPrice
1-day average€4.50
7-day average€9.62
30-day average€10.12
Low€3.00
Trend price€9.02
Low (excellent+)€8.00
Reverse holo low€3.00
reverseHoloAvg1€14.79
Reverse holo 7-day€22.94
reverseHoloSell€49.00
averageSellPrice€5.48
Reverse holo 30-day€12.59
Reverse holo trend€25.01

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Piloswine is real?

Piloswine 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 Piloswine worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Piloswine is $68.28; 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 Piloswine from?

Piloswine is from the Pokémon set "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.

What rarity is Piloswine?

Piloswine is a Rare card in the Skyridge set.