Drowzee

Drowzee is card 49 of 102 in Base Set, released in January 1999, a Common. It is a Basic Psychic-type with 50 HP.

As a Basic Pokémon, Drowzee needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.

Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.

The card's flavor text gives Drowzee a line of lore: "Puts enemies to sleep, then eats their dreams. Occasionally gets sick from eating bad dreams."

A tapir Pokémon with psychic abilities. Eats dreams in lore. Base Set Common. Thin demand.

Based on recent eBay sales, raw copies trade from $1.99 to $20 depending on the print and a PSA 10 runs from $103 to $556. The 1st Edition print is the most valuable, with a PSA 10 near $556. The table on this page breaks the price down by print and grade, updated 2026-05-17.

Base Set produced three print waves that collectors track separately: 1st Edition (the launch print, with an Edition 1 stamp under the artwork), Shadowless (no stamp and no drop shadow on the right of the frame), and Unlimited (the long-running print with the drop shadow restored). On Drowzee, the price gap between these prints can run 10x or more, so confirm the variant before any purchase.

Drowzee is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft Wizards-era cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.

Raw copies of Drowzee are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Drowzee is the practical move.