# Swampert #23/109 — Ruby & Sapphire

## Summary

Swampert is the finished form of Hoenn's Mudkip, one of the most beloved starters ever, which keeps demand steady for any early printing. Ken Sugimori, the designer behind the original Pokémon artwork, adds appeal for completists, and a plain Rare from the first Hoenn set sits comfortably mid-tier. The modelled guide sits at $8.20, up 64% over 30 days on 22 copies traded, with 182 days of inventory on the board; a CGC 10 brings $100, 12 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 | Ruby & Sapphire |
| Number | 23/109 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2003-07-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Marshtomp |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Water |
| Ability: Natural Remedy | Once during your turn (before your attack), when you attach a Water Energy card from your hand to Swampert, remove 1 damage counter from Swampert. |
| Attack: Water Arrow | cost Water — Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) |
| Attack: Waterfall | cost Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 50 |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Swampert #260](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/swampert) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$8.20** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-01T12:37:43.960Z
- 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 2026-11-01T12:37:43.960Z
- Floor delivered ask: $5.75 — as of 2026-11-01T12:37:43.960Z
- Quant score: 85/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-01T12:37:43.960Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-07-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-26T14:54:56.709Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-26T01:21:27.674Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-25T21:30:21.883Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-26T01:21:27.674Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T19:02:22.972Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/ruby-sapphire/swampert-23)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex1-23%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)