Blastoise & Piplup-GX253/236 · Cosmic Eclipse Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
Typical copy sold $143 11 sales, all conditions
- PSA 8$122pop 251
- PSA 9$1557 sold · 90d · pop 827
- PSA 10$43612 sold · 90d · pop 972
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What this price is based on
High confidence11 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 31, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card Blastoise & Piplup GX 253/236 Cosmic Eclipse Secret Rainbow - M/NMNM$137
- Aug 30, 2026eBay — Blastoise & Piplup GX 253/236 Secret Rainbow Rare Cosmic Eclipse Pokémon$186
- Aug 20, 2026eBay — Blastoise & Piplup GX 253/236 Secret Rainbow Rare Cosmic Eclipse Pokémon NMNM$155
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Blastoise & Piplup GX - 253/236 - Pokemon Cosmic Eclipse Sun Moon Secret Card NMNM$109
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokemon Company Blastoise & Piplup GX 253/236 Cosmic Eclipse Secret Holo$90.00
- Jul 29, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Tag Team Blastoise & Piplup GX 253/236 Secret$80.00
- Jul 4, 2026eBay — Pokemon - Blastoise & Piplup GX 253/236 Cosmic Eclipse - Holo Rainbow Rare - MPMP$69.99
- Jun 25, 2026eBay — 2019 Pokemon Blastoise & Piplup GX Tag Team 253/236 NMNM$175
By grade
- Raw$10522 sales
- PSA 10$43917 sales
- PSA 9$19514 sales
- PSA 7$92.752 sales
- PSA 4$46.002 sales
- CGC 8$93.002 sales
- TAG 10$4221 sale
- PSA 8$1181 sale
From 66 completed sales recorded between Mar 16, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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GRADE ITBased on 44 graded sales and 4,411,693 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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Blastoise & Piplup-GX is a Rare Rainbow Pokémon card from Cosmic Eclipse (#253, released 2019), illustrated by 5ban Graphics. It's a Basic TAG TEAM GX Water-type Pokémon with 270 HP, weak to Grass ×2. Its current blended market value is $134.59 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $436 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 3× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 5 September 2026.
Blastoise & Piplup-GX price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history47 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $137 · Raw · 31 Aug 2026
How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces
Is Blastoise & Piplup-GX worth grading?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 44.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$227); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Blastoise & Piplup-GX is a Secret / Rainbow in Cosmic Eclipse — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 35 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 1,407 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $436.00 | $74 | +$227 | 3.2× |
| PSA 9 | $155.00 | $72 | −$51 | 1.2× |
| PSA 8 | $122.08 | $71 | −$84 | 0.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 2,134 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 44.4% | $436.00 |
| PSA 9 | 37.9% | $155.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 17.8% | $113.00 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
Only 44% of 2,192 PSA-graded Blastoise & Piplup-GX copies are a gem-mint 10 (972 of 2,192) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Blastoise & Piplup-GX 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokemon Co Blastoise & Piplup GX 253/236 Cosmic Eclipse TAG TEAM Full Art HoloRaw · eBay$60.00Pokemon Co Blastoise & Piplup GX 253/236 Cosmic Eclipse TAG TEAM Full Art HoloRaw · eBay$70.00
Pokemon Card Blastoise & Piplup GX 253/236 Cosmic Eclipse Secret Rainbow - M/NM Raw · eBay$128.49
Pokemon Blastoise & Piplup GX 253/236 Cosmic Eclipse TAG TEAM Full Art Holo ENRaw · eBay$135.00
Blastoise & Piplup GX 253/236 Rainbow Secret Rare - Cosmic Eclipse - Pokemon TCGRaw · eBay$180.00
Pokemon Blastoise & Piplup GX Rainbow Rare 253/236 Cosmic Eclipse Secret NMRaw · eBay$290.00Cheapest raw copy $60.00 — 55% below our estimate of $135
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 97212 · 90d | ✓ 61 cert-verified$436$417–$564 | |
| PSA 9pop 8277 · 90d | ✓ 37 cert-verified$155$119–$161 | |
| PSA 8pop 251 | 4 sold$122$104–$140 | |
| PSA 7pop 712 · 90d | 2 sold$91$78–$105 | |
| PSA 5pop 22 | modelled$31$31–$31 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
43% spreadCurrently 43% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🔥 Trending in the community
#63 on the radarBlastoise is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “Just found this 1st edition Blastoise in my old binder. Still has some value despite the conditions?” · 26↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
You may attach up to 3 Water Energy cards from your hand to your Pokémon in any way you like. If you do, heal 50 damage from those Pokémon for each card you attached to them in this way.
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If this Pokémon has at least 3 extra Water Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack's cost), this attack does 150 more damage. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
TAG TEAM rule: When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Blastoise & Piplup-GX cards
There are 4 different Blastoise & Piplup-GX printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Cosmic Eclipse #253 (Rare Rainbow).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Blastoise & Piplup-GX (Cosmic Eclipse #253) worth?
As of 5 September 2026, Blastoise & Piplup-GX from Cosmic Eclipse is worth approximately $134.59 ungraded (near-mint), and around $436 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Blastoise & Piplup-GX?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Blastoise & Piplup-GX from Cosmic Eclipse is worth around $436 — roughly 3× the raw ungraded value of $134.59.
Should I grade my Blastoise & Piplup-GX?
A PSA 10 sells for about $436 versus $134.59 raw — roughly a 3× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.
Is Blastoise & Piplup-GX rare?
Blastoise & Piplup-GX is a Rare Rainbow card from Cosmic Eclipse (card #253), illustrated by 5ban Graphics. Its current blended market value is $134.59 ungraded.
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