# Swampert #9/106 — Great Encounters

## Summary

Swampert is the Hoenn starter many fans picked first, and its Wash Out Poke-POWER is the real story: unlimited Energy shuffling made it a staple of Swampert-based Water decks in the Diamond & Pearl era. Kouki Saitou is a long-serving Pokémon TCG illustrator, and as a holo rare this was a solid mid-tier pull. The modelled guide sits at $46 with 11 copies traded in 30 days; a CGC 10 brings $365, 8.0 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 | Great Encounters |
| Number | 9/106 |
| Rarity | Rare Holo |
| Era | DP |
| Illustrator | Kouki Saitou |
| Release date | 2008-02-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Marshtomp |
| HP | 130 |
| Types | Water |
| Ability: Wash Out | As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may move a Water or Fighting Energy attached to 1 of your Benched Pokémon to your Active Pokémon. This power can't be used if Swampert is affected by a Special Condition. |
| Attack: Hammer Arm | cost Water/Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 80 — Discard the top card from your opponent's deck. |
| Weakness | Grass +30 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Swampert #260](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/swampert) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$45.62** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- 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 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- Floor delivered ask: $60.37 — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- Quant score: 73/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-26T09:31:05.246Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-25T21:21:46.931Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-20T18:20:07.123Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-25T21:21:46.931Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T00:31:06.805Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/great-encounters/swampert-9)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Adp4-9%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)