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Slowking Great Encounters #28 Pokémon card
Rare

Slowking Great Encounters #28

Card #28 · Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
80 HPPsychicPokémonStage 1
Ungraded · blended
$16.05
126.1% · 30d
PSA 10
$379
24× raw
Range $8 → $16
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence medium · How we price →
Raw$16.05
PSA 95.0× raw$80
PSA 1023.6× raw$379
See live listings on TCGplayer →

Slowking is a Rare Pokémon card from Great Encounters (#28), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 1 Psychic-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Slowpoke, weak to Psychic +20. Its current blended market value is $16.05 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $379 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 24× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Competitive play · Limitless

5%
Played in 5% of competitive decks — 160 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.
Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$16.05
LPLightly Played$5.27
MPModerately Played$3.43
HPHeavily Played$1.80
DMGDamaged$0.60
7-dayflat
30-day 126.1%
90-day 250.4%
All-time high$16
All-time low$4
Other printingsNormal · $1.61

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$16
Normal$2

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

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$16.05
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$379$163$400
PSA 9$80$15$87
PSA 7$10$10$10
“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
$2.75
Period high
$3.39
Period low
$1.56
Change
37.5%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

CGC178 gradedCGC 10 · 36 · 20% gem rate
1036
9.518
946
8.534
810
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Slowking 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$289
Raw $16.05 → graded PSA 10$379.13
after ~$73.78 grading fee → 23.6× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$379.13$73.78+$28923.6×
PSA 9$79.73$70.79$75.0×

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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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
PSA 10 slabs — buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

101% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$8
TCGplayer · dearest$16

Currently 101% 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 +126%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 101% gap

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

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#62 on the radar
Mentions this week1

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Card text

Evolves from Slowpoke.

Trump Card · Poké-Power
Once during your turn (before your attack), if any of your Pokémon were Knocked Out during your opponent's last turn, search your deck for any 1 card and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can't be used if Slowking is affected by a Special Condition.
Psych Up30
Psychic · Colorless
During your next turn, Slowking's Psych Up attack's base damage is 60.
Weakness Psychic +20Retreat 2

Being bitten by Shellder gave it intelligence comparable to that of award-winning scientists.

About the Pokémon

Royal PokémonGEN IISlowpokeSlowbro

It has incredible intellect and in­ tuition. Whatever the situation, it remains calm and collected.

Card details

Number#28
RarityRare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypePsychic
HP80
Evolves fromSlowpoke
WeaknessPsychic +20
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#199
Card IDdp4-28
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Slowking cards

There are 9 different Slowking printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Great Encounters #28 (Rare).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Slowking (Great Encounters #28) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Slowking from Great Encounters is worth approximately $16.05 ungraded (near-mint), and around $379 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Slowking?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Slowking from Great Encounters is worth around $379 — roughly 24× the raw ungraded value of $16.05.

Should I grade my Slowking?

A PSA 10 sells for about $379 versus $16.05 raw — roughly a 24× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Slowking rare?

Slowking is a Rare card from Great Encounters (card #28), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $16.05 ungraded.