# Sobble #SWSH003 — SWSH Black Star Promos

## Summary

Sobble was the Galar Water starter that many fans picked for its timid charm, and it launched the Sword & Shield era as a promo handed out around the game's debut. Mizue's soft, naturalistic illustration work suits a creature like this, and promo cards of starters tend to hold quiet collector interest. At a $4.56 modelled guide, up 4% over 30 days on 13 copies traded, with 797 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.16 out of Mega Evolution; a PSA 10 brings $181, 40 times raw, but a 37% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | SWSH Black Star Promos |
| Number | SWSH003 |
| Rarity | Promo |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | Mizue |
| Release date | 2019-11-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Bind | cost Water/Colorless — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | D |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Sobble #816](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/sobble) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$4.56** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-03
- 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 2026-11-03
- Floor delivered ask: $5.30 — as of 2026-11-03T04:20:59.180Z
- Quant score: 42/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-03T04:20:59.180Z — 6 of 11 inputs · 61% weight · -20% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2019-11-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-27T06:23:49.496Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-27T06:23:48.104Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-25T20:23:33.760Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-27T06:23:48.103Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-17T22:35:24.852Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/swsh-black-star-promos/sobble-swsh003)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aswshp-SWSH003%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)