01Card Stats

Basic EX

HP 180

TypeWater

RarityPromo

Illustratorkawayoo

WeaknessGrass ×2

Retreat●●●

SetXY Black Star Promos

Released2013

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: Promo
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	~$206 raw/ungraded — verified against PriceCharting eBay-sold prices (May 2026). PSA 10 gem-mint copies ~$6,667.

Verified May 2026 from PriceCharting realized (eBay-sold) data; raw/ungraded headline, graded copies higher. Blastoise-EX promo.

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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.
Promo-only distribution makes supply meaningfully tighter than mass-retail cards.
Required for any complete Blastoise master set across eras.
Collectors of the XY Black Star Promos 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. The, 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 heads, this Pokémon does 30 damage to itself.

Weakness: Grass ×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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