# Swadloon #9/135 — Plasma Storm

## Summary

Swadloon is an uncommon Stage 1 from the Plasma Storm era, a middle evolution most players skipped over, and its coin-flip attack kept it on the bench. Kyoko Umemoto has long been a familiar name in Pokémon illustration, so completionists and Gen V Grass fans give it quiet steady interest. A $0.46 modelled guide, up 7% over 30 days on 1 copy traded, says bulk, with 849 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and the same card plays for $0.17 out of White Flare.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Plasma Storm |
| Number | 9/135 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Kyoko Umemoto |
| Release date | 2013-02-06 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Sewaddle |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Swaddle Guard | cost Grass — During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 40 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). |
| Attack: Surprise Attack | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 40 — Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Swadloon #541](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/swadloon) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.46** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-08
- 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 2026-11-08
- Floor delivered ask: $1.83 — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z
- Quant score: 64/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-02-06T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-31T18:08:54.630Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T08:01:08.124Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-13T22:08:39.410Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T08:01:08.124Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/plasma-storm/swadloon-9)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw8-9%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)