# Swalot #40/106 — Emerald

## Summary

Swalot is a Hoenn Poison type with a modest but affectionate following, mostly from collectors who like Gen III's odder designs. As an Emerald uncommon it was a mid-tier pull, not a chase slot, though Atsuko Nishida, one of the franchise's original artists, gives it more attention than a stage one filler usually earns. The modelled guide sits at $1.59, up 6% over 30 days on 7 copies traded, with 254 days of inventory on the board; a CGC 10 brings $25, 16 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 | Emerald |
| Number | 40/106 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2005-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Gulpin |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Blot | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 — Remove 1 damage counter from Swalot. |
| Attack: Poison Breath | cost Grass/Colorless/Colorless — damage 40 — The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Weakness | Psychic ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Swalot #317](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/swalot) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.59** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-12
- 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 2026-11-12
- Floor delivered ask: $2.99 — as of 2026-11-12T00:22:43.650Z
- Quant score: 59/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-12T00:22:43.650Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 49% weight · -26% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2005-05-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-11T11:11:21.108Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-05T12:25:02.299Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-05T05:54:23.997Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-05T12:25:02.298Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T17:40:50.651Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/emerald/swalot-40)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex9-40%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)