Dark Explorers

Slowpoke

DEXFR23· Common
Slowpoke DEX 23

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
70
Type
Water
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
3
Weakness
×2
Number
23/108
Set
Dark ExplorersDEX
Illustrated by
MAHOU

Its attacks

Big YawnGros Bâillement

Both this Pokémon and the Defending Pokémon are now Asleep.Ce Pokémon et le Pokémon Défenseur sont maintenant Endormis.

Shot in the DarkAu Pif

20

Flip 2 coins. If either of them is tails, this attack does nothing.Lancez 2 pièces. Si vous obtenez au moins un côté pile, cette attaque ne fait rien.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  2. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Lightning ×2. Against a Lightning Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 336 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Dark Explorers landed here on 9 May 2012.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 35 Slowpoke cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Slowpoke card and its price