Clair's Blastoise #46 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Clair's Blastoise & chase cards
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Clair's Blastoise value has been climbing in collector circles, and it's easy to see why once you know the card. This is card #46 from Japan's VS set, a fan-favorite tie-in to the anime's Johto era, and Blastoise pulling double duty as both a beloved starter evolution and a Gym Leader card gives it that extra pull for collectors. Right now a raw copy sits at $106, which puts a real number behind why people keep searching for the Clair's Blastoise price.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $110, up 110% over the past year, with an all-time high of $110 in August 2026.
Recent pulls of Clair's Blastoise
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Clair's Blastoise price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 735 graded, only 327 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $927 | 327 | 327 / - |
| PSA 9 | $325 | 260 | 259 / 1 |
| PSA 8 | $176 | 79 | 79 / - |
| PSA 7 | $101 | 28 | 28 / - |
| PSA 6 | $81 | 16 | 16 / - |
| PSA 5 | $30 | 12 | 12 / - |
| PSA 4 | $26 | 7 | 7 / - |
| PSA 3 | $22 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 2 | $20 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 2 | 2 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $110 | - | - |
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 Clair's Blastoise
Is Clair's Blastoise worth grading?
If you're wondering whether Clair's Blastoise is worth grading, the math is genuinely tempting: a PSA 10 sits at $950 against a raw price of $106, which works out to roughly 9.0x once a card comes back gem mint. A Grade 9 lands in between at $325, which tells you grading rewards near-perfect copies but doesn't punish a slightly-off corner as harshly as you'd think. The catch is that gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on older Japanese cardstock like this, and grading fees plus shipping and the wait time all eat into your upside before you even see a slab. If your raw copy already has sharp corners and clean edges under a loupe, it's worth a shot. If it's borderline, you might just be paying to find out it's a 9, not a 10.
How rare is Clair's Blastoise?
We don't have hard population numbers to lean on for Clair's Blastoise, so the honest answer is that its scarcity comes down to its tier: this is a Japanese-only VS set card, and those sets simply weren't printed or distributed the way mainstream English sets were. That naturally limits how many raw copies are floating around today, and it limits high-grade copies even further, since older Japanese cardstock is notoriously prone to whitening and edge wear over the years. That scarcity is a big part of why the jump from raw to PSA 10 is so steep, gem mint copies of a card like this simply don't turn up often.
Where can you pull Clair's Blastoise?
Here's where PackSpy's data actually helps, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just price guide estimates. We've recorded Clair's Blastoise pulled one time, on collector-crypt, out of a Water Pack, with that pull valued at $385. That's a small sample, and it tells you plainly that this card is not something you should expect to pull with any regularity. Most collectors chasing Clair's Blastoise end up buying it on the secondary market rather than hoping it lands in a pack, and if you are opening packs hoping to hit it, go in knowing that most rips don't beat what you paid.
Questions people ask
How much is Clair's Blastoise worth?+
A raw, ungraded Clair's Blastoise is currently valued at $106. That's the baseline most collectors reference before factoring in grading, since graded copies command significantly more.
Is Clair's Blastoise worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 9.0x the raw price at $950 compared to $106 raw. But gem mint copies are genuinely hard to land, and a Grade 9 only brings $325, so it's worth honestly assessing your copy's centering and edges before you send it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Clair's Blastoise worth?+
A PSA 10 Clair's Blastoise is valued at $950, making it by far the most valuable version of the card. That's roughly 9.0x what you'd get for a raw, ungraded copy.
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