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Horsea
McDonald's Collection 2018 · #3 · 2018
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 12
- Release year
- 2018
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Seadra
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Saya Tsuruta
- Pokédex #
- 116
- Series
- Other
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Horsea plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Horsea
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.67 copies on average · 3 decks
Building around Horsea?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water."
WWater Arrow
This attack does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Horsea or McDonald's Collection 2018.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Horsea was legal.
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Horsea is real?
Horsea is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Horsea worth?
As of the latest data, there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Horsea from?
Horsea is from the Pokémon set "McDonald's Collection 2018" in the Other series, released in 2018.
Other Horsea printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
