Swinub · Phantasmal Flames, what to know.
About the Swinub card
Swinub is card 23 of 130 in Phantasmal Flames, released in January 2026, a Common. It is a Basic Water-type with 70 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Swinub needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
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The card's flavor text gives Swinub a line of lore: "It searches for food by digging into the ground with its snout. Even frozen ground doesn't give it any trouble."
What is Swinub worth?
Swinub 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
Confirm the print and finish on Swinub before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Swinub is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Swinub
Raw copies of Swinub are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Swinub is the practical move.
