Slowpoke · Scarlet & Violet, what to know.
About the Slowpoke card
Numbered 42 of 250 in Scarlet & Violet, released in March 2023, Slowpoke is a Common, a Basic Water-type carrying 70 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 Narumi Sato.
Slowpoke carries this Pokédex flavor text: "It is always vacantly lost in thought, but no one knows what it is thinking about. It is good at fishing with its tail."
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
Confirm the print and finish on Slowpoke before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
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 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.
