Dottler · Sword & Shield, what to know.
About the Dottler card
Numbered 18 of 216 in Sword & Shield, released in February 2020, Dottler is an Uncommon, a Stage 1 Grass-type carrying 70 HP.
It evolves from Blipbug, so Dottler is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Misa Tsutsui.
Dottler carries this Pokédex flavor text: "As it grows inside its shell, it uses its psychic abilities to monitor the outside world and prepare for evolution."
What is Dottler worth?
Dottler is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Dottler before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Dottler grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Dottler
Raw copies of Dottler are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Dottler is the practical move.
