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Blastoise

Blastoise

Base Set 2 路 #2 路 Rare Holo
馃帹 Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
Pok茅monWater
$171
1 in 59packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#2 of 130most valuable in the set
$2,218as a PSA 10, about 13.0脳 raw
POP 1 opennobody has graded one on Holobrook yet
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All Blastoise cards (45)

Blastoise is card #2 of 130 in Base Set 2 (2000), a Rare Holo illustrated by Ken Sugimori. At about $171 it is the #2 most valuable card in the set. In a Base Set 2 booster it turns up about once every 59 packs. It is one of 45 Blastoise cards printed so far.

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In the Base Set 2 set

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$171
PSA 8 路 NM-Mint
$307
PSA 9 路 Mint
$683
PSA 9.5 路 Mint+
$1,194
PSA 10 路 Gem Mint
$2,218
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value

Card text

HP 100路WWater路Stage 2路Evolves from Wartortle
Pok茅mon PowerRain Dance
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may attach 1 Water Energy card to 1 of your Water Pok茅mon. (This doesn't use up your 1 Energy card attachment for the turn.) This power can't be used if Blastoise is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
WWWHydro Pump40+
Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.
Weakness L 脳2Retreat CCC
A brutal Pok茅mon with pressurized water jets on its shell. They are used for high-speed tackles.

Blastoise through the years

Blastoise1999Base SetDark Blastoise2000Team RocketBlastoise2002Expedition Base SetBlastoise2007Secret WondersBlastoise2010HS鈥擴nleashedBlastoise-EX2014XYBlastoise-GX2017SM Black Star PromosRadiant Blastoise2022Pok茅mon GO
See Blastoise in all 18 years

More by Ken Sugimori

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#86$1,575
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#18$700
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#2$700
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#4$650

All 1116 cards by Ken Sugimori

Top cards in Base Set 2

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#16$64.05
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#7$57.44
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#1$53.94
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#20$40.83
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#11$40.47
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#12$40.13
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#14$39.08
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#5$36.06
Ninetales
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#13$34.41
Scyther
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#17$32.75
Snorlax
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#30$31.63
Chansey
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#3$30.79
Clefairy
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#6$27.34
Magneton
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#9$26.76
Hitmonchan
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#8$25.68

See the full Base Set 2 card list

Questions

How much is Blastoise (Base Set 2) worth?

An ungraded Blastoise from Base Set 2 sells for about $171. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $2,218 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $683.

How rare is Blastoise?

It is a Rare Holo, and it shows up about once every 59 Base Set 2 packs.

Who illustrated Blastoise?

Ken Sugimori drew the art for this card.

Can I open Base Set 2 packs for free?

Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Base Set 2 booster packs in your browser with the set's real pull rates and keep what you pull in a digital binder. No real cards, nothing to buy.

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