# Slowpoke #81/123 — HeartGold SoulSilver

## Summary

Slowpoke is a bulk common from the HeartGold SoulSilver set, a coin-flip attacker that never troubled a serious deck, and it sat in countless binders. Its charm lies with Kantō-era Water types and a loyal following that loves the Pokémon's famously unbothered temperament, more than with anything it did in play. At a $4.74 modelled guide, down 1% over 30 days on 23 copies traded, with 30 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.15 out of Prismatic Evolutions; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | HeartGold SoulSilver |
| Number | 81/123 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | HGSS |
| Illustrator | Sumiyoshi Kizuki |
| Release date | 2010-02-10 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Whimsy Tackle | cost Colorless — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Slowpoke #079](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/slowpoke) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$4.74** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- 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 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Floor delivered ask: $5.48 — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Quant score: 41/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 55% weight · -22% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2010-02-10T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-09T08:20:26.065Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T00:54:41.732Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-27T05:44:31.020Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T00:54:41.732Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T10:24:46.878Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/heartgold-soulsilver/slowpoke-81)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Ahgss1-81%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)