Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Rotom V
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH257 · Promo · 2019
Listings
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Market reference
$0.99
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH257 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 190
- Subtype
- Basic · V
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 479
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 160 damage
- 53.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Rotom V 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 (Extreme Current) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 160 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥95 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Rotom V
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥95 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Rotom V?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CLost Hack
Put a Special Energy attached to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon in the Lost Zone.
LLCExtreme Current — 160
Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.48 | $0.99 | $19.98 | $0.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €0.49 |
| 30-day average | €0.55 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €0.48 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.61 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Rotom V is real?
Rotom V 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 Rotom V worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Rotom V is $0.99; 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 Rotom V from?
Rotom V is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Rotom V?
Rotom V is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
Other Rotom V printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
