Blastoise
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What this price is based on
High confidence40 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
What each version actually sells for
Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 17, 2026eBay — Blastoise 36/165 Expedition Base Set Rare Stage 2 100 HP English 2002 MintNM$90.00
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Blastoise 36/165 Expedition Base Set Non Holo Rare WOTC 2002 Pokémon TCG *MP*MP$49.99
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokémon Expedition Base Set Blastoise RARE 36/165 NMNM$56.88
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Blastoise Expedition Base Set Regular Rare Card 36/165$50.00
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Blastoise 36/165 Rare e-Reader Expedition Base Set Pokémon Card$56.00
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — Blastoise 36/165 Expedition Holo Rare 100HP EN 2002$20.50
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — 2002 Vintage Pokemon Card - Blastoise Expedition E Reader- Base Set 36/165 Rare$76.99
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — Blastoise 36/165 Expedition Pokemon Card Non-holo Regular Nintendo 2002$41.00
By grade
- Raw$45.0049 sales
- PSA 8$1507 sales
- PSA 9$1624 sales
- PSA 10$6874 sales
- PSA 6$1033 sales
- Lot$42.602 sales
- CGC 9.5$2,5562 sales
- CGC 9$2572 sales
From 83 completed sales recorded between Feb 9, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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GRADE ITBased on 32 graded sales and 1,890,441 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Blastoise is a Rare Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set (#36), illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama. It's a Stage 2 Water-type Pokémon with 100 HP, evolving from Wartortle, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $59.02 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $600 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 10× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history10 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
| Date | Grade | Price | Cert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2026 | PSA 9 | $175.00 | #137561737 ✓ |
| 10 Aug 2026 | PSA 6 | $102.50 | #165842239 ✓ |
| 3 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $605.00 | #164757996 ✓ |
| 2 Aug 2026 | PSA 8 | $81.00 | #135588366 ✓ |
| 30 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $600.00 | #92979151 ✓ |
| 28 Jul 2026 | PSA 2 | $38.26 | #150607891 ✓ |
| 2 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $600.00 | #68587750 ✓ |
| 28 Jun 2026 | PSA 10 | $650.00 | #59230414 ✓ |
| 25 Jun 2026 | PSA 9 | $148.00 | #98986390 ✓ |
| 23 Jun 2026 | PSA 8 | $145.76 | #68379311 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 23.5% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$455); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Blastoise is a Rare in Expedition Base Set — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 40 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 60 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 | $600.00 | $86 | +$455 | 10.2× |
| PSA 9 | $148.00 | $71 | +$18 | 2.5× |
| PSA 8 | $81.00 | $71 | −$49 | 1.4× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 600 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 23.5% | $600.00 |
| PSA 9 | 31.8% | $148.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 44.7% | $59.00 |
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 — every grade, with gem rates
Only 24% of 600 PSA-graded Blastoise copies are a gem-mint 10 (141 of 600) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Blastoise 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokémon TCG Blastoise 36/165 Expedition Base Set Non Holo Rare WOTC VTG 2002Raw · eBay$42.00
Pokemon Card - Blastoise Expedition Base Set 36/165 RareRaw · eBay$73.00
Pokemon Expedition Base Set 2002 Blastoise 036/165 Rare Stage 2 100 HP ENRaw · eBay$115.00Cheapest raw copy $42.00 — 29% below our estimate of $59
2002 POKEMON EXPEDITION #36 BLASTOISE PSA 10PSA 10 · eBay$675.00
Pokemon TCG Blastoise 37/165 Expedition Base Set Rare PSA 10 2002 ENPSA 10 · eBay$750.00
Pokémon Blastoise PSA 10 037/165 Expedition Base Set Regular New CertPSA 10 · eBay$995.00Cheapest PSA 10 $675.00 — 13% above our estimate of $600
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 141 | ✓ 23 cert-verified$600$333–$600 | |
| PSA 9pop 191 | ✓ 27 cert-verified$148$101–$148 | |
| PSA 8pop 121 | ✓ 14 cert-verified$81$81–$109 | |
| PSA 7pop 46 | $57$48–$66 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $103 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
12% spreadCurrently 12% 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
#22 on the radarBlastoise is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Wartortle.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Blastoise cards
There are 9 different Blastoise printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Expedition Base Set #36 (Rare).
More from Expedition Base Set
Frequently asked questions
How much is Blastoise (Expedition Base Set #36) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Blastoise from Expedition Base Set is worth approximately $59.02 ungraded (near-mint), and around $600 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?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Blastoise from Expedition Base Set is worth around $600 — roughly 10× the raw ungraded value of $59.02.
Should I grade my Blastoise?
A PSA 10 sells for about $600 versus $59.02 raw — roughly a 10× 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 rare?
Blastoise is a Rare card from Expedition Base Set (card #36), illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama. Its current blended market value is $59.02 ungraded.
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