Pokémon · EX
Seaking
Ruby & Sapphire · #21 · Rare · 2003
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Market reference
$0.96
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 109
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Goldeen
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 119
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Seaking plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Fast Stream) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Goldeen; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 4% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Seaking
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 4% of decks
- 1.1 copies on average · 2204 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.1%
- +1.9 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Seaking?
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About this card
WWater Arrow
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
CCFast Stream — 30
Move 1 Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon to the other Defending Pokémon. (Ignore this effect if your opponent has only 1 Defending Pokémon.)
Weakness:L×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Seaking has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Seaking — Prismatic Evolutions
Played in 1,281 recent decks
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.67 | $0.99 | $19.98 | $0.96 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $7.00 | $29.98 | $97.20 | $13.05 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.36 |
| 7-day average | €0.42 |
| 30-day average | €0.95 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.42 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.89 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.57 |
| reverseHoloSell | €6.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.61 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.78 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.27 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Seaking is real?
Seaking 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 Seaking worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Seaking is $0.96; 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 Seaking from?
Seaking is from the Pokémon set "Ruby & Sapphire" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Seaking?
Seaking is a Rare card in the Ruby & Sapphire set.
Other Seaking printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
