Unlimited
How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.
All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.
01Card Stats
Stage 1 (evolves from Slowpoke)
HP
80
TypePsychic
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorKouki Saitou
WeaknessGrass ×2
Retreat●
SetTeam Rocket Returns
Released2004
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Holo
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | ~$81 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings. |
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| Reverse Holo | ~$114 TCGplayer market for the reverse-holo parallel (asking-price proxy). |
TCGplayer market is an asking-price proxy and can run above realized eBay sold prices; verify against recent solds before buying or selling.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Slowking — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #199).
- Required for any complete Slowking master set across eras.
- Collectors of the Team Rocket Returns set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 1 Slowking with 80 HP; top attack around 20 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: 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.
Litter
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.
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.
Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.
Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.