01Card Stats

Basic EX

HP 180

TypeWater

RarityRare Holo EX

IllustratorEske Yoshinob

WeaknessGrass ×2

Retreat●●●

SetXY

Released2014

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Rare Holo EX
Foiling: Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
Alt art / specials: No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English: Standard English release.
Japanese: Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European: Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other: No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Holo	~$11 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.

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07Why Collectors Want It

Final evolution of the Kanto Water starter; its 1999 Base Set holo is one of the original chase cards alongside Charizard and Venusaur.
Required for any complete Blastoise master set across eras.
Collectors of the XY set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: Situational

Basic EX Blastoise with 180 HP and a top attack near 120 damage. Ultra-rare Blastoise variants like this occasionally turned up in constructed decks during their era, though seldom as a deck's centerpiece.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Rapid Spin Cost: Colorless + Colorless · 30 damage

Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Then, your opponent switches his or her Active Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.

Splash Bomb Cost: Water + Water + Water · 120 damage

Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon does 30 damage to itself.

Weakness: Grass ×2
Retreat cost: 3

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern ultra/secret rare; PSA 10 populations are moderate and grading is common for higher-value pulls.

Holo scratching and centering are the usual downgrade culprits; graded gem-mint copies trade above raw.

Other graders: CGC and BGS both grade modern ultra-rares; PSA leads on resale liquidity.

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