Whimsicott · Sword & Shield, what to know.
About the Whimsicott card
Numbered 6 of 216 in Sword & Shield, released in February 2020, Whimsicott is a Rare, a Stage 1 Grass-type carrying 100 HP.
It evolves from Cottonee, so Whimsicott is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by kodama.
Whimsicott carries this Pokédex flavor text: "It scatters cotton all over the place as a prank. If it gets wet, it'll become too heavy to move and have no choice but to answer for its mischief."
What is Whimsicott worth?
Whimsicott is a non-holo Rare. In Sword & Shield, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Whimsicott trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Whimsicott before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Non-holo Rares like Whimsicott are easier on surface but no kinder on centering. These cards were less protected than the holos, so high-grade Whimsicott survivors can be scarcer than expected, with edge whitening the usual cap.
If you are collecting Whimsicott
For Whimsicott, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Whimsicott rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
