01Card Stats

Stage 2 (evolves from Wartortle)

HP 110

TypeFighting

RarityRare Holo

IllustratorMasakazu Fukuda

WeaknessLightning ×2

Retreat●●●

SetCrystal Guardians

Released2006

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
Foiling: Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork. 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

Grade-worthy value

Buy raw ~$261.40

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07Why Collectors Want It

A Delta Species (δ) print — the EX-era's alternate-typing experiment, where Blastoise took on a non-Water type for the duration of the δ run.
Raw ~$130 vs. PSA 10 ~$4,098 — a ~32× grading multiple, one of the biggest lifts in the Delta Species line.
Crystal Guardians was a tight 100-card set, making any holo Blastoise print a chase entry.
A grail-tier pickup for Delta Species completionists and EX-era Blastoise-line collectors.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 2 Blastoise with 110 HP; top attack around 60 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Ability: Shield Veil

Each of your Active Pokémon has no Weakness.

Enraged Linear Attack Cost: Fighting + Colorless

Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage for each damage counter on Blastoise to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Skull Bash Cost: Metal + Colorless + Colorless · 60 damage

Weakness: Lightning ×2
Retreat cost: 3

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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