Slowpoke · Scarlet & Violet, what to know.
About the Slowpoke card
Numbered 204 of 250 in Scarlet & Violet, released in March 2023, Slowpoke is an Illustration Rare, a Basic Water-type carrying 70 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Slowpoke needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Toshinao Aoki.
Printed on the card, the Slowpoke Pokédex entry reads: "It is always vacantly lost in thought, but no one knows what it is thinking about. It is good at fishing with its tail."
About Slowpoke in the Pokémon world
A pink water-psychic Pokémon famous for its slow reaction time. Fossil Common. Cheap and sentimental.
What is Slowpoke worth?
Slowpoke is a holo rare, one of the cards that holds Scarlet & Violet's value. The rarity tier decides most of it, since the same card prints at several tiers with very different prices. In top-grade 1st Edition, Scarlet & Violet holos range from the mid hundreds for the lesser cards up to the set's marquee chase; raw and Unlimited copies trade for a fraction of that. The live market price above shows the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Slowpoke before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Grading Slowpoke comes down to the holo surface and the borders. The era's foil scratches easily, so even a pack-fresh Slowpoke can drop from a 10 to a 9 on a single hairline. Inspect the window at an angle and the corners against the frame.
If you are collecting Slowpoke
For Slowpoke, variant comes before condition. Confirm the exact rarity tier on the Slowpoke, since the spread between tiers is wide. Demand a clear photo of the Slowpoke holo for any raw purchase.
