Pokémon · E-Card
Blastoise
Expedition Base Set · #36 · Rare · 2002
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$58.19
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 36 / 165
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Wartortle
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Hiromichi Sugiyama
- Pokédex #
- 9
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Blastoise plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Double Cannon) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Wartortle first).
How to beat Blastoise
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hiromichi Sugiyama
This card was illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama.
Building around Blastoise?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
WBubble — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
CCCDouble Cannon — 40×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $69.68 | $95.00 | $999.80 | $58.19 | $949.83 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $699.99 | $1,579.90 | $1,652.98 | $165.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €14.95 |
| 7-day average | €16.31 |
| 30-day average | €22.93 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €11.77 |
| Low (excellent+) | €8.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €11.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €29.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €37.55 |
| reverseHoloSell | €31.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €28.77 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €39.52 |
| Reverse holo trend | €51.08 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Blastoise is real?
Blastoise is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Blastoise worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Blastoise is $58.19; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Blastoise from?
Blastoise is from the Pokémon set "Expedition Base Set" in the E-Card series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Blastoise?
Blastoise is a Rare card in the Expedition Base Set set.
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