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◇ Psychic

Slowking

Name: Slowking
Brand: Pokémon TCG
SKU: dp4-28
Availability: InStock
Author: Ken Sugimori

Pokémon Stage 1 Rare HP 80

Market price

$7.10

reverseHolofoil · 2 variants

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Set: Great Encounters
Number: 28
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Energy: Psychic

Being bitten by Shellder gave it intelligence comparable to that of award-winning scientists.

i About this card

Slowking - Great Encounters

Slowking is a Rare Pokémon card from the Great Encounters Pokémon TCG set, released 2007, illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It sits at card number 28 in the Great Encounters checklist, classified as a Psychic-type Pokémon with 80 HP and the Stage 1 subtype.

In collector terms, this is a standard rare, pulled roughly 1 per pack. Current TCGplayer market price tops out at $7.10 across 2 printed variants (Normal, Holofoil, Reverse Holo, etc.), with every variant's low / mid / high and direct prices listed below.

Slowking has been printed 9 times across different sets. The variant you're looking at (#28 in Great Encounters) is one of them - see every other printing further down to compare art, rarity, and current market price across all versions.

Catchinary Index Value

CIV 50Average

Strong grading upside. Weak market heat, icon status.

Market Heat 25

30 / 90 / 365-day price momentum.

Grading Upside 100

PSA 10 premium over raw NM.

Icon Status 30

Cultural recognition + iconic-set bonus.

Era Strength 72

Release-window weight.

Prices USD 1 day ago · 2026-04-28 08:14 UTC

normal

$1.56

Low $0.79 Mid $1.07 High $27.80

reverseHolofoil

$7.10

Low $4.61 Mid $35.45 High $149.99

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Market price history

Latest

$1.86

Low

$0.99

Feb 2022

High

$3.39

Aug 2025

Avg

$1.82

Days tracked

data points

Change

+84.2%

since first tracked

Sale History 207 sales · since 2021-01-01

PSA 10 high $90.00 PSA 9 high $74.99 Raw high $3.39

Date	Grade	Price
2026-04-01	RAW	$1.86
2026-03-01	RAW	$2.22
2026-02-01	RAW	$2.38
2026-01-01	RAW	$2.77
2025-12-01	RAW	$2.23
2025-11-01	RAW	$1.70
2025-10-01	RAW	$1.97
2025-09-01	RAW	$2.08
2025-08-01	RAW	$3.39
2025-07-01	RAW	$2.49
2025-06-01	RAW	$2.20
2025-05-01	RAW	$2.07
2025-04-01	RAW	$2.61
2025-03-01	RAW	$2.61
2025-02-01	RAW	$1.99
2025-01-01	RAW	$1.99
2024-12-01	RAW	$2.23
2024-11-01	RAW	$1.87
2024-11-01	PSA 8	$13.50
2024-11-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2024-11-01	BGS 9.5	$78.00
2024-11-01	PSA 10	$79.46
2024-11-01	RAW	$2.53
2024-10-01	RAW	$1.87
2024-10-01	PSA 8	$13.50
2024-10-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2024-10-01	BGS 9.5	$78.00
2024-10-01	PSA 10	$79.46
2024-10-01	RAW	$1.87
2024-09-01	RAW	$1.87
2024-09-01	PSA 8	$13.50
2024-09-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2024-09-01	BGS 9.5	$78.00
2024-09-01	PSA 10	$79.46
2024-09-01	RAW	$1.87
2024-08-01	RAW	$1.94
2024-08-01	PSA 8	$13.50
2024-08-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2024-08-01	BGS 9.5	$78.00
2024-08-01	PSA 10	$79.46
2024-08-01	RAW	$1.94
2024-07-01	RAW	$1.56
2024-07-01	PSA 8	$13.50
2024-07-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2024-07-01	BGS 9.5	$78.00
2024-07-01	PSA 10	$79.46
2024-07-01	RAW	$1.56
2024-06-01	RAW	$1.79
2024-06-01	PSA 8	$13.50
2024-06-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2024-06-01	BGS 9.5	$78.00
2024-06-01	PSA 10	$79.46
2024-06-01	RAW	$1.79
2024-05-01	RAW	$1.95
2024-05-01	PSA 8	$13.50
2024-05-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2024-05-01	BGS 9.5	$78.00
2024-05-01	PSA 10	$79.46
2024-05-01	RAW	$1.95
2024-04-01	RAW	$1.93
2024-04-01	PSA 8	$13.50
2024-04-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2024-04-01	BGS 9.5	$78.00
2024-04-01	PSA 10	$79.46
2024-04-01	RAW	$1.93
2024-03-01	RAW	$2.27
2024-03-01	PSA 8	$13.50
2024-03-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2024-03-01	BGS 9.5	$78.00
2024-03-01	PSA 10	$79.46
2024-03-01	RAW	$2.27
2024-02-01	RAW	$2.90
2024-02-01	PSA 8	$13.50
2024-02-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2024-02-01	BGS 9.5	$78.00
2024-02-01	PSA 10	$79.46
2024-02-01	RAW	$2.90
2024-01-01	RAW	$2.90
2024-01-01	PSA 8	$13.50
2024-01-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2024-01-01	BGS 9.5	$79.00
2024-01-01	PSA 10	$80.42
2024-01-01	RAW	$2.90
2023-12-01	RAW	$2.05
2023-12-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2023-12-01	BGS 9.5	$78.00
2023-12-01	PSA 10	$79.66
2023-12-01	RAW	$2.05
2023-11-01	RAW	$2.05
2023-11-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2023-11-01	BGS 9.5	$78.00
2023-11-01	PSA 10	$79.66
2023-11-01	RAW	$2.05
2023-10-01	RAW	$1.99
2023-10-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2023-10-01	BGS 9.5	$82.00
2023-10-01	PSA 10	$90.00
2023-10-01	RAW	$1.99
2023-09-01	RAW	$1.99
2023-09-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2023-09-01	BGS 9.5	$82.00
2023-09-01	PSA 10	$90.00
2023-09-01	RAW	$1.99
2023-08-01	RAW	$2.00
2023-08-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2023-08-01	PSA 10	$90.00
2023-08-01	RAW	$2.00
2023-07-01	RAW	$1.81
2023-07-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2023-07-01	PSA 10	$90.00
2023-07-01	RAW	$1.81
2023-06-01	RAW	$1.99
2023-06-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2023-06-01	PSA 10	$90.00
2023-06-01	RAW	$1.99
2023-05-01	RAW	$1.74
2023-05-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2023-05-01	PSA 10	$90.00
2023-05-01	RAW	$1.74
2023-04-01	RAW	$1.99
2023-04-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2023-04-01	PSA 10	$90.00
2023-04-01	RAW	$1.99
2023-03-01	RAW	$2.31
2023-03-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2023-03-01	PSA 10	$90.00
2023-03-01	RAW	$2.31
2023-02-01	RAW	$2.89
2023-02-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2023-02-01	PSA 10	$90.00
2023-02-01	RAW	$2.89
2023-01-01	RAW	$1.51
2023-01-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2023-01-01	PSA 10	$44.23
2023-01-01	RAW	$1.51
2022-12-01	RAW	$1.10
2022-12-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2022-12-01	PSA 10	$43.96
2022-12-01	RAW	$1.10
2022-11-01	RAW	$1.50
2022-11-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2022-11-01	RAW	$1.50
2022-10-01	RAW	$1.50
2022-10-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2022-10-01	RAW	$1.50
2022-09-01	RAW	$1.87
2022-09-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2022-09-01	RAW	$1.87
2022-08-01	RAW	$1.24
2022-08-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2022-08-01	RAW	$1.24
2022-07-01	RAW	$1.48
2022-07-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2022-07-01	RAW	$1.48
2022-06-01	RAW	$1.49
2022-06-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2022-06-01	RAW	$1.49
2022-05-01	RAW	$1.19
2022-05-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2022-05-01	RAW	$1.19
2022-04-01	RAW	$1.19
2022-04-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2022-04-01	RAW	$1.19
2022-03-01	RAW	$0.99
2022-03-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2022-03-01	PSA 10	$43.63
2022-03-01	RAW	$0.99
2022-02-01	RAW	$0.99
2022-02-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2022-02-01	PSA 10	$43.63
2022-02-01	RAW	$0.99
2022-01-01	RAW	$1.31
2022-01-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2022-01-01	PSA 10	$43.63
2022-01-01	RAW	$1.31
2021-12-01	RAW	$1.23
2021-12-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2021-12-01	PSA 10	$43.63
2021-12-01	RAW	$1.23
2021-11-01	RAW	$1.24
2021-11-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2021-11-01	PSA 10	$43.68
2021-11-01	RAW	$1.24
2021-10-01	RAW	$1.25
2021-10-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2021-10-01	PSA 10	$43.80
2021-10-01	RAW	$1.25
2021-09-01	RAW	$1.38
2021-09-01	PSA 9	$74.99
2021-09-01	PSA 10	$44.83
2021-09-01	RAW	$1.38
2021-08-01	RAW	$1.38
2021-08-01	RAW	$1.38
2021-07-01	RAW	$1.33
2021-07-01	RAW	$1.33
2021-06-01	RAW	$1.20
2021-06-01	RAW	$1.20
2021-05-01	RAW	$1.20
2021-05-01	RAW	$1.20
2021-04-01	RAW	$1.20
2021-04-01	RAW	$1.20
2021-03-01	RAW	$1.01
2021-03-01	RAW	$1.01
2021-02-01	RAW	$1.01
2021-02-01	RAW	$1.01
2021-01-01	RAW	$1.01
2021-01-01	RAW	$1.01

? Card FAQ

Slowking FAQ

Click any question to expand. Every answer pulls from this card's live Catchinary data.

How much is Slowking from Great Encounters worth?

Current TCGplayer market price is $7.10 across 2 variants. See the full variant breakdown above for low / mid / high / market / direct prices. Graded estimates (PSA 10, PSA 9, CGC Perfect) are shown when available.

How rare is Slowking?

This printing is a standard rare, pulled roughly 1 per pack (the card is labeled "Rare" on the checklist). Slowking has been printed 9 times across different sets - earlier or limited printings often command premiums even when the rarity tier is identical.

Who illustrated Slowking?

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. See Ken Sugimori's full Catchinary page for every Pokémon card they've drawn, grouped by set with current market prices, career stats, and alt-art highlights.

When was Slowking released?

The Great Encounters set released in 2007. This specific card (#28 in the set) has been tradeable on TCGplayer and Cardmarket since launch.

Where can I buy Slowking?

The "Where to buy on eBay" panel above shows live listings. For long-term holds, consider graded copies (PSA / CGC) which trade separately and usually at a premium over raw.

Is this card in Standard format?

Legal formats rotate as new sets release - see the Great Encounters set page for current Standard / Expanded / Unlimited status. Catchinary tracks 0 cards across every English-language set, so if this one has rotated out there's almost certainly a current-format reprint you can check.

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