Blastoise #23 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Blastoise & chase cards
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Blastoise needs no introduction, it is one of the names that got a lot of us into this hobby in the first place, and this particular version, card #23 from the Japanese Tag Bolt set, still draws a crowd of collectors checking Blastoise value and wondering if the one in their binder is worth chasing a grade for. It is not a flashy chase card in terms of price, but it carries that name recognition that keeps demand steady. If you are here to figure out how much Blastoise is worth, the short answer is it depends heavily on condition, and we will walk through exactly why.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.31, up 32% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.53 in December 2023.
Recent pulls of Blastoise
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Blastoise price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,406 graded, only 1,726 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $68 | 1,726 | 485 / 1,241 |
| PSA 9 | $16 | 531 | 200 / 331 |
| PSA 8 | $8.50 | 131 | 19 / 112 |
| PSA 7 | $7.00 | 10 | 2 / 8 |
| PSA 6 | $6.00 | 5 | 1 / 4 |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.31 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Blastoise
Is Blastoise worth grading?
Here is where it gets interesting: a raw, ungraded Blastoise sits around $4, but a PSA 10 copy is valued at $485, which works out to roughly 121.3 times the raw price. That is a big enough gap to make grading tempting, but it is worth being honest about what that jump actually takes. Getting a gem mint 10 is not a given, corners, centering and surface all have to line up, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time eat into any profit if your copy comes back a Grade 9 or lower, which itself is worth $200. If your raw copy already looks sharp under a loupe, grading can make sense. If it has any visible wear, you might be better off enjoying it as is or selling it raw rather than gambling on the grade.
How rare is Blastoise?
Across all grading companies, there are 2,378 graded copies of this Blastoise on record, and of those, 1,704 have come back as PSA 10. That is a notably high share landing at the top grade, which tells you this particular print tends to hold up well when it is well cared for going into a grading submission. It also means the real separation in value is not just about finding a copy, it is about finding one clean enough to make that gem mint cut, since PSA 10s make up the bulk of what is out there in graded form.
Where can you pull Blastoise?
This is where PackSpy actually has something no price guide can give you: real, recorded pulls from live pack sites. We have tracked this Blastoise pulled 200 or more times across courtyard, tilt-rips, collector-crypt, packs, lastpack and mnstr, and the biggest single pull we have on record hit $4,750. It has shown up in packs like The Amazing Chase Encore, Rookie Pack, Pokemon Expert Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack and Pokemon Premium Pack. That said, pulling packs is a gamble no matter how you slice it, most rips do not come close to covering their cost, so treat this data as a guide to where the card lives, not a promise of a big hit.
Questions people ask
How much is Blastoise worth?+
A raw, ungraded Blastoise from the Japanese Tag Bolt set is valued at $4. Once you factor in grading, the price climbs a lot, up to $200 for a Grade 9 and $485 for a PSA 10, so condition is really what drives the answer here.
Is Blastoise worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 121.3 times the raw price, but that jump only pays off if your copy is genuinely gem mint quality. With 1,704 of the 2,378 graded copies already sitting at PSA 10, hitting that top grade is achievable but not guaranteed, so weigh the grading cost against how clean your card really looks first.
How much is a PSA 10 Blastoise worth?+
A PSA 10 Blastoise is valued at $485. That is a big step up from the $4 raw price and the $200 Grade 9 price, which is why so many collectors chase that perfect grade on this card.
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