Slowpoke · Team Rocket, what to know.
About the Slowpoke card
Slowpoke is card 67 of 83 in Team Rocket, released in April 2000, a Common. It is a Basic Psychic-type with 50 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 Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
The Pokédex entry printed on Slowpoke reads: "Although it knows how to fish, no other intelligent behavior has been detected in it."
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 Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Team Rocket shipped in 1st Edition and Unlimited, with no Shadowless print. The 1st Edition Slowpoke carries the Edition 1 stamp under the artwork and trades above the Unlimited copy in matching grade. The set is also home to Dark Raichu, the first Secret Rare ever printed.
Grading and condition
Slowpoke 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.
If you are collecting Slowpoke
Raw copies of Slowpoke are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Slowpoke is the practical move.
Three prints, three markets.
Edition 1 stamp under the artwork. Trades above Unlimited in matching grade.
No stamp. The standard, more affordable print.
