Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Blastoise
Team Up · #25 · Rare · 2019
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Market reference
$10.38
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 25 / 198
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Wartortle
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Hitoshi Ariga
- Pokédex #
- 9
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 150 damage
- 50 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥80 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- 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 Grass weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 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 Hitoshi Ariga
This card was illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga.
Building around Blastoise?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell."
Ability: Powerful Squall
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may look at the top 6 cards of your deck and attach any number of Water Energy cards you find there to your Pokémon in any way you like. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
WWWHydro Tackle — 150
This Pokémon does 30 damage to itself.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Blastoise was legal.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $5.50 | $11.00 | $96.45 | $10.38 | $15.00 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $12.94 | $31.45 | $195.00 | $25.11 | $188.88 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/13| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.44 |
| 7-day average | €4.75 |
| 30-day average | €5.08 |
| Low | €0.99 |
| Trend price | €5.48 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.80 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.43 |
| reverseHoloSell | €9.33 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.32 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.08 |
| Reverse holo trend | €8.31 |
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 $10.38; 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 "Team Up" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Blastoise?
Blastoise is a Rare card in the Team Up set.
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