Drowzee · XY Evolutions, what to know.
About the Drowzee card
Drowzee is card 49 of 113 in XY Evolutions, released in November 2016, a Common. It is a Basic Psychic-type with 60 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Drowzee needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.
The Pokédex entry printed on Drowzee reads: "A descendant of the legendary animal baku, which is said to eat dreams. It is skilled at hypnotism."
About Drowzee in the Pokémon world
A tapir Pokémon with psychic abilities. Eats dreams in lore. Base Set Common. Thin demand.
What is Drowzee worth?
Drowzee 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 Drowzee before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Drowzee 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 Drowzee
Raw copies of Drowzee are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Drowzee is the practical move.
