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Southern Islands #8 Jigglypuff — Hideki Kazama's serene watercolor of Jigglypuff on a turquoise lagoon, from the WotC-distributed 18-card Southern Islands collection that's stayed iconic in the vintage market for a quarter-century.

Southern IslandsSet
2001Released
PromoRarity
Keiko FukuyamaIllustrator

01Card Stats

Basic
HP 50
TypeColorless
RarityPromo
IllustratorKeiko Fukuyama
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat
SetSouthern Islands
Released2001

02Editions and Print Runs

Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.

1st Edition

How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.

First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.

Unlimited

How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.

Most common version of this card.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers
Promo
Foiling
Non-holo standard finish.
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
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07Why Collectors Want It

  • Sealed-only original release — Southern Islands was sold exclusively as the Tropical Islands or Southern Islands collector set in North America (2001) and the South Pacific tourist promo before that, so loose singles in clean shape never flooded the market.
  • Verified ~$44 raw / PSA 10 ~$323 (PriceCharting May 2026) — a ~7× graded lift driven entirely by condition rarity, because Southern Islands cards were notoriously prone to factory-fresh edge nicks and chipping.
  • Watercolor art rarity — Kazama's pastel landscape style appeared on only a handful of Pokemon cards ever; the Southern Islands subset is the single largest concentration of his work and Jigglypuff is one of the most recognizable pieces.
  • Vintage-eligible piece — Jigglypuff Southern Islands #8 is 25+ years old in 2026 and counts toward most collectors' Gen-1 vintage-binder pages despite never appearing in a main-line WotC expansion.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Basic Jigglypuff with 50 HP; top attack around — damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Tempting Eyes Cost: Colorless

Choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with the Defending Pokémon.

Sing Cost: Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Weakness
Fighting ×2
Resistance
Psychic -30
Retreat cost
1

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Jigglypuff 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.

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