# Slowking #49/108 — Dark Explorers

## Summary

Slowking carries the Johto goodwill of a beloved, oddly regal Slowpoke evolution, and fans of that generation keep a soft spot for it. In Dark Explorers it was a plain Rare, a mid-tier pull with no chase status, so demand rests on nostalgia and completionists rather than any tournament weight. The modelled guide sits at $6.54, up 7% over 30 days on 5 copies traded, with 364 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 brings $550, 84 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dark Explorers |
| Number | 49/108 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Shin Nagasawa |
| Release date | 2012-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Slowpoke |
| HP | 90 |
| Types | Psychic |
| Attack: Psy Bolt | cost Psychic — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Attack: Hand Press | cost Psychic/Colorless/Colorless — damage 50 — If you have more cards in your hand than your opponent, this attack does 30 more damage. |
| Weakness | Psychic ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Slowking #199](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/slowking) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$6.54** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-06
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-06
- Floor delivered ask: $5.99 — as of 2026-11-05T02:12:45.017Z
- Quant score: 62/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-05T02:12:45.017Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-05-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-25T20:09:12.264Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-25T20:09:10.065Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-17T01:05:46.920Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-25T20:09:10.064Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T20:39:35.509Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dark-explorers/slowking-49)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw5-49%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)