Blastoise #4 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 29 Aug 2026Related Blastoise & chase cards
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Blastoise is one of those cards that never really goes out of style, and this particular version, card #4 from the 2002 Expedition set, is a favorite for a reason. It's a Holo Rare illustrated by Kimiya Masago, capturing that classic starter energy that got a lot of us into the hobby in the first place. If you're trying to figure out Blastoise value today, a raw copy runs $260, while a PSA 10 can reach $13,952, so there's real room to move depending on condition.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $260, up 57% over the past year, with an all-time high of $380 in April 2026.
Recent pulls of Blastoise
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$2.32RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 2m ago$2.32RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 8m ago
$16RarePokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 14m ago
$17RawPuffer's PacksPacks · 14m ago$2.32RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 15m ago
$87CGC 10 GEM MINTPokémon Master PackCourtyard · 15m ago$2.32RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 16m ago$2.32RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 17m ago
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Blastoise price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,016 graded, only 110 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $14k | 110 | 89 / 21 |
| PSA 9 | $1.7k | 403 | 364 / 39 |
| PSA 8 | $954 | 492 | 397 / 95 |
| PSA 7 | $752 | 340 | 287 / 53 |
| PSA 6 | $550 | 291 | 248 / 43 |
| PSA 5 | $472 | 153 | 140 / 13 |
| PSA 4 | $223 | 103 | 91 / 12 |
| PSA 3 | $165 | 52 | 49 / 3 |
| PSA 2 | $149 | 23 | 20 / 3 |
| PSA 1 | $275 | 49 | 49 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $260 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Expedition
- Card number
- 4 of 165
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 100
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Lightning x2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Kimiya Masago
- Released
- 2002
Attacks
- Energy Cannon40+Water · Water · Colorless
Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack's Energy Cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.
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The collector's take on Blastoise
Is Blastoise worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Let's talk numbers. A raw Blastoise sits at $260, a Grade 9 jumps to $1,667, and a PSA 10 climbs all the way to $13,952, which works out to about 53.7x the raw price. That's a serious multiplier, and it's easy to get excited about sending a copy in. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a 2002 holo like this one, the print era wasn't exactly known for perfect centering, and grading takes time, fees, and a real chance your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10. If your copy already looks clean under a light with sharp corners and no surface fuzz, it's worth the gamble. If it's got soft edges or a scratch you're hoping nobody notices, save your money and enjoy it raw.
How rare is Blastoise?
Expedition holos from 2002 sit in that early era of Pokemon printing where quality control just wasn't what it is today, so gem mint survivors are genuinely tough to come by even without exact population numbers to point to. Blastoise, as a Holo Rare, was never going to be common in the first place, and two decades of handling, sleeves that weren't always great, and basements that weren't always dry have thinned out the high grade copies even more. That scarcity is a big part of why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 numbers, gem mint copies simply aren't easy to find.
Where can you pull Blastoise?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack sites, not just price guide estimates. Blastoise has been pulled 200 or more times across tilt-rips, courtyard, packs, collector-crypt, lastpack, and mnstr, with the biggest recorded pull hitting $4,750. We've seen it show up in Rookie Pack, Pokemon Ultra (Spicy), Puffer's Packs, Pokemon 3: Inferno, and Celebrations Pack. Worth saying plainly, though, opening packs is a gamble and most rips don't cover what you paid in, so if you're chasing this one for the thrill, go in with your eyes open. If you just want the card, buying raw or graded on the secondary market is the steadier route.
Questions people ask
How much is Blastoise worth?+
A raw, ungraded Blastoise from Expedition currently sits at $260. That's the baseline most collectors reference before factoring in condition or a professional grade.
Is Blastoise worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for $13,952 compared to $260 raw, roughly 53.7 times more. Just know that gem mint copies of this 2002 holo are genuinely hard to pull off, so it depends on how clean your copy already looks before you commit to grading fees.
How much is a PSA 10 Blastoise worth?+
A PSA 10 Blastoise is valued at $13,952, while a Grade 9 sits at $1,667. That gap shows just how much gem mint condition matters for this particular card.
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