Obsidian Flames

Swablu

OBFFR169· Common
Swablu OBF 169

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
50
Type
Colorless
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Resistance
-30
Regulation mark
G
Number
169/197
Set
Obsidian FlamesOBFSet guide
Illustrated by
Oswaldo KATO

Its attacks

Fluffy GuardProtection Duveteuse

During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 20 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).Pendant le prochain tour de votre adversaire, ce Pokémon subit 20 dégâts de moins provenant des attaques (après application de la Faiblesse et de la Résistance).

FlapBattement

20

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

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

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

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,810 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 3,810 tournament lists we have read, 336 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

  5. Keep in mind

    Mark G. It is not among the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J. A legal reprint may still provide an exception.

Standard format: source checked on September 22, 2026. TCGdex

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

Obsidian Flames landed here on 11 August 2023.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 28 July 2023, under the code SV3. That is 14 days ahead of us.

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 27 Swablu cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Swablu card and its price