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Swellow 45/97

Set: Dragon Released: Nov 24, 2003
Pokémon: Swellow Colorless Type Uncommon Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita Pull Rate:1 in 16.5 packs (6.1%) Evolves From: Taillow

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Swellow #45/97 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Swellow #45/97 from Dragon — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Swellow has moved up 6.4% to $1.82. PSA 10 copies are unchanged over the same period.

Swellow #45/97 appears roughly 1 in 16.5 packs, which works out at 6.1% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Dragon.

Swellow #45/97 is a Uncommon, one of the higher rarity tiers in Dragon.

At $1.82 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $155.00, giving a net return of +$105.03 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns −$2.02, so anything below a 10 loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 17 copies of Swellow #45/97, of which 4 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 23.5%, or roughly 1 in 4.3 graded copies.

No. At a 23.5% gem rate, Swellow grades better than the Dragon average by 6.8 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Swellow #45/97 was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, who has illustrated 1418 Pokémon cards in total.

Swellow #45/97 was released on 24 November 2003 as part of Dragon. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 3 Pokémon from the Hoenn region.