Swellow 1st Edition #57 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Swellow & chase cards
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Swellow is one of those cards that quietly reminds you why the Emerald Break era from 2005 is so fun to collect. It's an uncommon card, illustrated by Naoyo Kimura, and this particular 1st Edition #57 print carries that early stamp collectors love to track down. If you're searching for Swellow value, the short answer is that it currently sits around a modest raw price, but the story behind it is worth a closer look.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.63, up 163% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.99 in July 2026.
Recent pulls of Swellow
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
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Swellow price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1 graded.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 9 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 8 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 7 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.63 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 57
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 0
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
Attacks
- Peck20Colorless
- Skill DiveColorless · Colorless · Colorless
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Where to pull Swellow
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The collector's take on Swellow
Is Swellow worth grading?
With a raw or ungraded price of $3, grading Swellow is one of those decisions where the numbers really do the talking. We don't have PSA 10 or Grade 9 data recorded yet for this card, and that's worth noting honestly rather than guessing. Grading companies charge real money per card, and gem mint results are never guaranteed, even on cards that look flawless to the naked eye. Unless you have a personal reason to grade this one, like sentimental value or a specific PSA 10 chase, it's hard to justify the cost against a $3 raw price right now.
How rare is Swellow?
We don't have official population numbers for Swellow yet, so it's tough to say exactly how many graded copies are floating around. What we do know is that it sits in the uncommon rarity tier from the Japanese Emerald Break set, a 2005 release that wasn't printed in the massive numbers you'd see from a mainstream English set. That combination, an uncommon 1st Edition card from a smaller regional print run, tends to keep long term interest steady even when short term prices stay low.
Where can you pull Swellow?
This is where our tracking actually tells you something a price guide never could. PackSpy has recorded Swellow being pulled just once across the pack sites we monitor, that single pull coming from courtyard, with a recorded value of $45 at the time. It's also been spotted in The Amazing Chase Encore packs. Realistically, if you're chasing this one, you're more likely to find it through secondary market listings than by ripping packs, since our data shows it's a genuinely rare pull in live openings, and remember that opening packs is always a gamble where most rips don't beat the price paid.
Questions people ask
How much is Swellow worth?+
Right now, Swellow's raw or ungraded value sits at $3, based on current market tracking. We don't have confirmed PSA 10 or Grade 9 prices yet, so graded value isn't established. The biggest recorded live pull value we've tracked for this card is $45.
Is Swellow worth grading?+
At a $3 raw price, grading Swellow is a tough sell financially, especially with no PSA 10 or Grade 9 data yet to show a return. Gem mint results are never a sure thing, and grading fees add up quickly. It's a card worth grading mostly if you love it for the set, not for the potential payout.
Why is the Swellow 1st Edition #57 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st Edition cards from Japanese sets like Emerald Break were printed for a shorter window before the standard print run took over, making them naturally scarcer. That earlier stamp is something collectors specifically seek out, which tends to support stronger long term demand even on an uncommon card like Swellow.
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