Blastoise #3 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 25 Aug 2026Related Blastoise & chase cards
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Blastoise needs no introduction, it is one of the most beloved names in the entire Pokemon lineup, and this particular version comes from the Japanese Classic: Blastoise set released back in 2000. Card #3 in that set is a Rare, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, whose artwork on this era of cards still turns heads today. If you are trying to pin down Blastoise value right now, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $51, but there is real range above that depending on condition and grade.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $50, up 70% over the past year, with an all-time high of $50 in August 2026.
Recent pulls of Blastoise
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$16RarePokemon Starter PackTilt Rips · 2m ago
$936CGC 10 GEM MINTPokémon VIP (Spicy)Courtyard · 12m ago
$16CGC 9.5 MINT+Wildcard Basic PackCourtyard · 14m ago
$62PSA 9 MINTPokémon Starter PackCourtyard · 24m ago$59RarePokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 36m ago
$43CommonPokemon Starter PackTilt Rips · 36m ago
$2.32RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 37m ago
$56RareTilt TicketTilt Rips · 45m ago
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Blastoise price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,972 graded, only 1,400 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $157 | 1,400 | - / 1,400 |
| PSA 9 | $50 | 362 | - / 362 |
| PSA 8 | $31 | 189 | - / 189 |
| PSA 7 | $30 | 16 | - / 16 |
| PSA 6 | $15 | 5 | - / 5 |
| PSA 5 | $12 | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | $10 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $9.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $8.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | $120 | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $50 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
Attacks
- Hydrocannon30+Water · Water
Does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each W Energy attached to Dark Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way.
- Rocket Tackle40Water · Colorless · Colorless
Dark Blastoise does 10 damage to itself. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Dark Blastoise during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
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The collector's take on Blastoise
Is Blastoise worth grading?
So is Blastoise worth grading? Here is the honest breakdown: a raw copy runs $51, while a PSA 10 comes in at $150, which works out to about 2.9x the raw price. That is a solid jump, but it only happens if the card actually comes back gem mint. A Grade 9 currently sits at $48, slightly under raw value, which tells you the market is really only rewarding the top of the top here, not the near misses. Grading costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee your card comes back a 10, so before you send one in, look closely at the corners, the centering and the surface under good light. If it looks clean to your eye already, grading can pay off. If it has any soft spots, you might be better off enjoying it raw or selling it as is.
How rare is Blastoise?
Across all grading companies, 1,954 copies of this Blastoise have been graded to date, and out of that total, 1,390 have come back as PSA 10. That is a genuinely high proportion sitting at the top grade, which tells you this particular print has held up well over the years for the copies that made it into grading submissions. It does not mean gem mint copies are common in absolute terms, just that among the ones people cared enough to grade, quality has been strong. That combination, a healthy population with a large share at PSA 10, helps explain why the price gap between raw and Grade 9 is so tight while PSA 10 pulls further ahead.
Where can you pull Blastoise?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than relying on price guides alone. Blastoise has been pulled 200 or more times across courtyard, tilt-rips, collector-crypt, packs, lastpack and mnstr, and we have seen it show up in packs like The Amazing Chase Encore, Rookie Pack, Pokemon Expert Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack and Pokemon Premium Pack. The single biggest recorded pull value for this card was $4,750, which shows just how much a lucky rip can swing depending on the copy and the moment. That said, it is worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips do not come close to that number, so treat it as entertainment first and a possible bonus second.
Questions people ask
How much is Blastoise worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Blastoise from the Japanese Classic: Blastoise set is valued at $51. Graded copies shift that number depending on condition, with a Grade 9 at $48 and a PSA 10 reaching $150.
Is Blastoise worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sits at $150, roughly 2.9x the raw price of $51. But Grade 9 comes in at $48, so grading only really pays off if the card is genuinely gem mint quality, and there is always a risk it grades lower than hoped.
How much is a PSA 10 Blastoise worth?+
A PSA 10 Blastoise is valued at $150, which is about 2.9 times the raw ungraded price of $51. Out of 1,954 total graded copies, 1,390 have achieved that PSA 10 grade.
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