Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Gastrodon East Sea
Secret Wonders · #8 · Rare Holo · 2007
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Market reference
$13.23
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 8 / 132
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Shellos East Sea
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Kazuyuki Kano
- Pokédex #
- 423
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Gastrodon East Sea plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Dwindling Wave) 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 Grass ×2 — a Grass 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.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Shellos East Sea; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Gastrodon East Sea
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kazuyuki Kano
This card was illustrated by Kazuyuki Kano.
Building around Gastrodon East Sea?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has a pliable body without any bones. If any part of its body is torn off, it grows right back."
Poké-Power: Osmotic Pressure
Once during your turn (before your attack), if you have Gastrodon West Sea in play, you may move up to 3 damage counters from Gastrodon East Sea to 1 of your Gastrodon West Sea.
WCCDwindling Wave — 80-
Does 80 damage minus 10 damage for each damage counter on Gastrodon East Sea.
Weakness:G+30
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:CCCC
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $5.49 | $17.99 | $71.10 | $13.23 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $6.90 | $12.52 | $120.10 | $12.23 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €2.83 |
| 30-day average | €2.78 |
| Low | €0.49 |
| Trend price | €2.00 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.75 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.79 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.24 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.44 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.31 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.54 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Gastrodon East Sea is real?
Gastrodon East Sea 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 Gastrodon East Sea worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Gastrodon East Sea is $13.23; 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 Gastrodon East Sea from?
Gastrodon East Sea is from the Pokémon set "Secret Wonders" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Gastrodon East Sea?
Gastrodon East Sea is a Rare Holo card in the Secret Wonders set.
Other Gastrodon East Sea printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
