Dark Slowking · Neo Destiny, what to know.
About the Dark Slowking card
Numbered 20 of 113 in Neo Destiny, released in February 2002, Dark Slowking is a Rare, a Stage 1 Psychic-type carrying 60 HP.
It evolves from Slowpoke, so Dark Slowking is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Team Rocket darkened Slowking under its control for the set's villain arc, a grittier repaint of the familiar Pokémon with an altered attack profile.
Illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Dark Slowking carries this Pokédex flavor text: "Each time it yawns, the Shellder on its head releases an enzyme that makes it grow even smarter."
About Slowking in the Pokémon world
A Water-Psychic evolution of Slowpoke when traded with King's Rock. Steady collector interest from the Slowpoke line.
What is Dark Slowking worth?
Dark Slowking is a non-holo Rare. In Neo Destiny, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Dark Slowking 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
Neo Destiny produced 1st Edition, Unlimited, Shining prints. For Dark Slowking, the print variant can change the price several times over, so identify it before you buy.
Grading and condition
Dark Slowking grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Dark Slowking is worth more than collectors assume.
If you are collecting Dark Slowking
For Dark Slowking, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Dark Slowking can make sense.
