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Slowpoke

Card 32/83

BW/XY-era 2016 Generations Slowpoke — modernized art and mechanics.

GenerationsSet
2016Released
CommonRarity
Miki TanakaIllustrator

01Card Stats

Basic
HP 50
TypePsychic
RarityCommon
IllustratorMiki Tanaka
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat
SetGenerations
Released2016

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers
Common
Foiling
Non-holo standard finish. 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

Non Holo~$0.38 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.
Reverse Holo~$2.03 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

  • First stage of the Slowpoke → Slowbro line (also evolves into Slowking).
  • Required for any complete Slowpoke master set across eras.
  • Collectors of the Generations set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Basic Slowpoke with 50 HP; top attack around — damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Spacing Out Cost: Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, heal 10 damage from this Pokémon.

Scavenge Cost: Psychic + Psychic

Discard a Psychic Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, put an Item card from your discard pile into your hand.

Weakness
Psychic ×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.

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