# Swinub #79/111 — Neo Genesis

## Summary

Swinub is a Johto-debut common from Neo Genesis, the set that introduced Generation II to the card game, and Ken Sugimori's name on it carries real appeal, since he is the original Pokémon artist. A bulk-tier pull that gets lost among Neo's famous chase cards, but its pudgy charm and Sugimori credit keep completists interested. At a $2.24 modelled guide, with 17 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.06 out of Phantasmal Flames; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Neo Genesis |
| Number | 79/111 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2000-12-16 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 40 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Powder Snow | cost Water — damage 10 — The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Resistance | Lightning -30 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Swinub #220](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/swinub) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$2.24** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-17T09:10:01.018Z
- 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 2026-10-17T09:10:01.018Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.99 — as of 2026-10-10T01:57:48.723Z
- Quant score: 37/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-17T09:10:01.018Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 25% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-12-16T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-10T14:10:20.970Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-17T09:06:39.556Z, confidence 75%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-02T20:55:32.273Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-14T18:04:02.765Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/neo-genesis/swinub-79)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aneo1-79%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)