Pokémon · Black & White
Blastoise
Plasma Storm · #137 · Rare Secret · 2013
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From
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Market reference
$464.98
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 137 / 138
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare Secret
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Wartortle
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Ayaka Yoshida
- Pokédex #
- 9
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Blastoise plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Wartortle first).
How to beat Blastoise
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Blastoise?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This extremely rare Pokémon is a different color than usual. It is very hard to find."
Ability: Deluge
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a Water Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon.
CCCCHydro Pump — 60+
Does 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Blastoise was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/28| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $499.00 | $585.38 | $5,050.23 | $464.98 | $499.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €139.99 |
| 7-day average | €214.14 |
| 30-day average | €171.13 |
| Low | €35.00 |
| Trend price | €189.93 |
| Low (excellent+) | €100.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €80.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €79.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €105.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €55.47 |
| Reverse holo trend | €81.24 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Blastoise is real?
Blastoise 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 Blastoise worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Blastoise is $464.98; 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 Blastoise from?
Blastoise is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Storm" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Blastoise?
Blastoise is a Rare Secret card in the Plasma Storm set.
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