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
Basic
HP
40
TypeFighting
RarityCommon
IllustratorMasako Yamashita
WeaknessGrass ×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
- Common
- 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 | ~$3.12 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings. |
|---|---|
| Reverse Holo | ~$25 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.
- First stage of the Diglett → Dugtrio line.
- Required for any complete Diglett master set across eras.
- Collectors of the Expedition Base Set set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Basic Diglett with 40 HP; top attack around 10 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Fury Headbutt
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Resistance
- Lightning -30
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Diglett 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.