Pokémon · EX
Dark Slowking
Team Rocket Returns · #9 · Rare Holo · 2004
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From
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Market reference
$82.65
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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 / 111
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Slowpoke
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 199
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Card Selection
- Damage efficiency
- 20 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
Strategy & play
How Dark Slowking plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card selection. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic / Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass 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 Slowpoke; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Dark Slowking
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Dark Slowking?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Cunning
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may look at the top card of your opponent's deck. Then, you may shuffle his or her deck. This power can't be used if Dark Slowking is affected by a Special Condition.
PCLitter — 20+
You may discard a combination of up to 2 Pokémon Tool cards and Rocket's Secret Machine cards from your hand. If you do, this attack does 20 damage plus 30 more damage for each card you discarded.
This Pokémon is both Psychic Darkness type.
Weakness:G×2
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 | $63.49 | $275.00 | $288.75 | $33.45 | — |
| Holofoil | $86.78 | $119.99 | $1,345.07 | $82.65 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $103.44 | $251.72 | $399.99 | $113.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €15.00 |
| 7-day average | €45.34 |
| 30-day average | €40.00 |
| Low | €10.00 |
| Trend price | €47.31 |
| Low (excellent+) | €37.89 |
| Reverse holo low | €19.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €75.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €102.86 |
| reverseHoloSell | €67.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €67.36 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €71.96 |
| Reverse holo trend | €88.68 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Slowking is real?
Dark Slowking 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 Dark Slowking worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Slowking is $82.65; 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 Dark Slowking from?
Dark Slowking is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket Returns" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Dark Slowking?
Dark Slowking is a Rare Holo card in the Team Rocket Returns set.
Other Dark Slowking printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
