Blastoise EX #104 value & price
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Blastoise EX is one of those cards that takes people right back to 2004, when Fire Red & Leaf Green brought this water starter back in EX form and gave it a rare slot that collectors still chase today. Hikaru Koike's artwork gives it a presence that a lot of EX cards from that era just don't have, and it's part of why the Blastoise EX value has held up so well two decades later. If you're trying to figure out what your copy is worth, or just curious about the Blastoise EX price before you go hunting for one, you're in the right spot.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $312, up 22% over the past year, with an all-time high of $312 in September 2026.
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Blastoise EX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,295 graded, only 197 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $9.0k | 197 | 165 / 32 |
| PSA 9 | $1.9k | 489 | 452 / 37 |
| PSA 8 | $873 | 504 | 431 / 73 |
| PSA 7 | $670 | 339 | 287 / 52 |
| PSA 6 | $466 | 260 | 240 / 20 |
| PSA 5 | $356 | 205 | 173 / 32 |
| PSA 4 | $192 | 111 | 94 / 17 |
| PSA 3 | $163 | 50 | 47 / 3 |
| PSA 2 | $147 | 31 | 30 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | $244 | 109 | 107 / 2 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $312 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 104
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 150
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- Hikaru Koike
Attacks
- Hyper Whirlpool80Colorless · Water · Water · Water
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The collector's take on Blastoise EX
Is Blastoise EX worth grading?
So is Blastoise EX worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw, ungraded copy sits at $250, while a PSA 10 gem mint jumps all the way up to $9,000, which works out to 36.0x the raw price. That's a serious gap, and it's tempting to send every copy you own off to get graded because of it. But gem mint on a 2004 card is genuinely hard to land, corners soften, edges wear, and centering on cards from this era isn't always forgiving. A Grade 9 still lands at a respectable $1,755, so even a near miss holds real value, but grading costs money and time regardless of what comes back, so it only makes sense if your copy looks clean to begin with. Look closely under good light before you commit.
How rare is Blastoise EX?
Blastoise EX carries a Rare designation in the Fire Red & Leaf Green set, which puts it a notch above the common pulls from that release but not into the ultra-scarce secret rare territory some later sets introduced. That rarity tier, combined with the card being nearly twenty years old now, is a big part of why demand has stayed steady. Cards from this generation weren't printed with today's collector market in mind, and plenty of copies have been played with, sleeved poorly, or lost to time, which naturally thins out the pool of sharp, gradable copies still floating around. That's the quiet driver behind the price gap between raw and graded: it's not just about grading standards, it's about how few clean examples are left to grade in the first place.
Where can you pull Blastoise EX?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually earns its keep, because we don't just quote you a price guide number, we record real pulls happening across pack sites in real time. Blastoise EX has been pulled 15 times so far, all recorded on mnstr, with the biggest recorded pull coming in at $1,802. We've also seen it show up specifically in Pack 3, so if you're chasing this one live rather than buying it outright, that's a name worth watching. Just go in with clear eyes: opening packs is a gamble, most rips don't come close to covering what you paid, and Blastoise EX showing up at all is the exception, not the rule.
Questions people ask
How much is Blastoise EX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Blastoise EX is worth $250 right now. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $1,755 and a PSA 10 reaching $9,000, so condition and grading make a huge difference to the final Blastoise EX value.
Is Blastoise EX worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 36.0x what a raw copy goes for. But gem mint is tough to hit on a card this old, and grading costs money with no guarantee, so it's really only worth it if your copy already looks close to perfect.
What set is Blastoise EX from?+
Blastoise EX #104 comes from the Fire Red & Leaf Green set, released back in 2004. It's a Rare card illustrated by Hikaru Koike, and it's held its place as a favorite from that release ever since.
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