1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Stage 2 (evolves from Croconaw)
HP
120
TypeWater
RarityRare
IllustratorMitsuhiro Arita
WeaknessLightning ×2
Retreat●●●
SetExpedition Base Set
Released2002
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare
- Foiling
- Non-holo standard finish. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
- 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
| Non Holo | ~$31 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings. |
|---|---|
| Reverse Holo | ~$102 TCGplayer market for the reverse-holo parallel (asking-price proxy). |
TCGplayer market is an asking-price proxy and can run above realized eBay sold prices; verify against recent solds before buying or selling.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Early-2000s Expedition Base Set printing with vintage collector appeal.
- Feraligatr — Pokemon TCG catalog for the Johto-region Water-type Pokemon (Pokedex #160).
- Required for any complete Feraligatr master set across eras.
- Collectors of the Expedition Base Set set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 2 Feraligatr with 120 HP; top attack around 70 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: Major Tsunami
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Feraligatr is your Active Pokémon and if your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, your opponent switches his or her Active Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. Either way, if you have any Benched Pokémon, switch Feraligatr with 1 of them. This power can't be used if Feraligatr is affected by a Special Condition.
Rending Jaws
If here are no damage counters on the Defending Pokémon, this attack's base damage is 40 instead of 70.
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Feraligatr PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.