Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Radiant Blastoise
Pokémon GO · #18 · Radiant Rare · 2022
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Market reference
$11.63
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 18 / 88
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Radiant Rare
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Basic · Radiant
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 9
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 170 damage
- 56.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Radiant Blastoise 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.
- Its main attack (Torrential Cannon) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 170 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Radiant Blastoise
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Radiant Blastoise?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell."
Ability: Pump Shot
You must discard a Water Energy card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may put 2 damage counters on 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
WWCTorrential Cannon — 170
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Torrential Cannon.
Radiant Pokémon Rule: You can't have more than 1 Radiant Pokémon in your deck.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Radiant Blastoise or Pokémon GO.
SEASAC League Challenge #25 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 27, 2026
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Aug 27, 2026
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Aug 28, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Radiant Blastoise was legal.
REFINE Summer Series Session 9: Mega Blastoise?
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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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $9.99 | $13.09 | $4,321.00 | $11.63 | $10.20 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €10.57 |
| 7-day average | €9.71 |
| 30-day average | €9.02 |
| Low | €3.49 |
| Trend price | €9.48 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €8.74 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Radiant Blastoise is real?
Radiant 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 Radiant Blastoise worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Radiant Blastoise is $11.63; 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 Radiant Blastoise from?
Radiant Blastoise is from the Pokémon set "Pokémon GO" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Radiant Blastoise?
Radiant Blastoise is a Radiant Rare card in the Pokémon GO set.
