Swellow Dragon #45

Card #45 · Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita

70 HPColorlessPokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$14.41

▲ 41.5% · 30d

Range $10 → $14
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Raw$14.41

PSA 94.7× raw$68

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Swellow is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Dragon (#45), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Stage 1 Colorless-type Pokémon with 70 HP, evolving from Taillow, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $14.41 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#2 most valuable Swellow of 14 #60 most valuable in Dragon of 100

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$13.31

LPLightly Played$5.91

MPModerately Played$3.59

DMGDamaged$1.87

7-dayflat

30-day▲ 41.5%

90-day▲ 114.7%

All-time high$13

All-time low$4

Other printingsNormal · $1.43

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$14

Normal$2

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$13.31

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 9		$68$19–$72
PSA 8		$9$9–$9
PSA 6		$6$3–$6

“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$1.19

Period high

$2.25

Period low

$1.19

Change

▼ 40.2%

Recent sold prices

Last sold price

$11

CGC 9 · 15 Jun 2026

Typical CGC 9

$11

Sales · last 90 days

Liquidity

Moderate

1 in last 30 days

CGC 92003 Pokemon EX Dragon Swellow #45 CGC 9 MINTWeekly Sunday Auction #230 · 15 Jun 2026$11 CGC 82003 Pokemon EX Dragon Reverse Holo Swellow #45 CGC 8 NM-MTWeekly Sunday Auction #222 · 20 Apr 2026$11

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA49 gradedPSA 10 · 2 · 4% gem rate

102

924

711

CGC214 gradedCGC 10 · 56 · 26% gem rate

1056

9.512

970

8.524

814

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Swellow 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

−$17

Raw $14.41 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $67.91
after ~$70.67 grading fee → 4.7× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 9	$67.91	$70.67	−$17	4.7×
PSA 8	$9.00	$70.08	−$75	0.6×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Cross-market prices

38% spread

PriceCharting · cheapest$10

TCGplayer · dearest$14

Currently 38% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +41%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 38% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

Card text

Evolves from Taillow.

Clutch10

Colorless

The Defending Pokémon can't retreat until the end of your opponent's next turn.

Quick Dive

Colorless · Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 50 damage to that Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance.

Weakness Lightning ×2Resistance Fighting -30

About the Pokémon

Swallow PokémonGEN IIITaillow → Swellow

SWELLOW flies high above our heads, making graceful arcs in the sky. This POKéMON dives at a steep angle as soon as it spots its prey. The hapless prey is tightly grasped by SWELLOW’s clawed feet, preventing escape.

Card details

SetDragon →

Number#45

RarityUncommon

PokémonAll Swellow cards →

GenerationGen III · Hoenn →

ArtistMitsuhiro Arita →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeColorless

HP70

Evolves fromTaillow

WeaknessLightning ×2

ResistanceFighting -30

National Pokédex#277

Card IDex3-45

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Swellow cards

There are 9 different Swellow printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Dragon #45 (Uncommon).