01Card Stats

Stage 1 (evolves from Shellos West Sea)

HP 110

TypeFighting

RarityRare

IllustratorKyoko Umemoto

WeaknessGrass +30

Retreat●●●

SetRising Rivals

Released2009

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
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	~$2.25 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.
Reverse Holo	~$7.47 TCGplayer market for the reverse-holo parallel (asking-price proxy).

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07Why Collectors Want It

Gastrodon — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #423).
Required for any complete Gastrodon master set across eras.
Collectors of the Rising Rivals set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 1 Gastrodon with 110 HP; top attack around 60 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Tackle Cost: Colorless + Colorless + Colorless · 50 damage

Muddy Bomb Cost: Fighting + Colorless + Colorless

Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to that Pokémon and 10 damage to each of your opponent's other Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Raging Sea Cost: Fighting + Colorless + Colorless + Colorless · 60+ damage

Does 60 damage plus 10 more damage for each of your Benched Pokémon that has any damage counters on it.

Weakness: Grass +30
Resistance: Lightning -20
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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