Blastoise (Base Set)
How much is Blastoise worth? — live price & value guide
One-third of the Base Set starter trio and a blue-chip vintage holo in its own right.
Part of the Base Set set.
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- Year
- 1999
- Card no.
- 2/102
- National Dex
- #9
- Type
- Water
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Language
- English
Widely printed, but like the rest of the Base Set holos, clean high-grade copies are scarce — edge wear and holo scratches thin the gem-mint pool.
Why Blastoise holds value
As one of the three iconic Base Set holos, Blastoise carries deep nostalgia and steady demand. Shadowless and 1st Edition printings trade well above Unlimited in high grade.
- +Card #2/102 in the 1999 Base Set.
- +Part of the Charizard / Blastoise / Venusaur starter trio.
- +Edge wear and holo scratches are the common grade-limiters.
PSA 10 vs PSA 9 vs raw for Blastoise
Sort listings by printing first (1st Edition › Shadowless › Unlimited), then by grade. Within a like-for-like bucket the fair price tracks recent sold comps; a copy priced well under its bucket is usually a lower printing or has a slab qualifier worth reading.
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Variants & printings
The same card exists in more than one printing. Match the listing to the right one before you compare prices.
'1st Edition' stamp to the lower-left of the art; also shadowless.
Earliest, scarcest print — the top tier.
No drop-shadow on the right of the art frame; no stamp.
Early print, above standard Unlimited.
Grey drop-shadow on the right of the art frame. The common print.
The baseline printing.
How to spot the real Blastoise
- 1Confirm 2/102 and the Base Set symbol.
- 2Read the right edge of the art box: drop-shadow means Unlimited; none means Shadowless (or 1st Edition with the stamp).
- 3Look for edge whitening and holo scratches — the usual grade-limiters on this card.
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Frequently asked
Is Base Set Blastoise a good card to hold?
It's a blue-chip vintage holo with durable demand, especially in Shadowless and 1st Edition. As always, the grade and printing decide the value — check sold comps for your exact copy.
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