Pokémon · Platinum
Gastrodon East Sea
Rising Rivals · #21 · Rare · 2009
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Market reference
$2.15
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Shellos East Sea
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 423
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Gastrodon East Sea plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Shellos East Sea; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Gastrodon East Sea
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Gastrodon East Sea?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Sticky Hold
If Gastrodon East Sea is switched or retreats to your Bench, move as many Energy cards attached to Gastrodon East Sea as you like to the new Active Pokémon.
CCalling Wave
Search your deck for up to 2 Gastrodon and put them onto your Bench as Basic Pokémon. Put 2 damage counters on each of them. Shuffle your deck afterward.
WCWave Splash — 40
Weakness:G+30
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.10 | $2.14 | $33.10 | $2.15 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.00 | $4.91 | $50.00 | $4.67 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.28 |
| 7-day average | €0.90 |
| 30-day average | €0.86 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.95 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.60 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.01 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.59 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.76 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.68 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.29 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Gastrodon East Sea is real?
Gastrodon East Sea 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 Gastrodon East Sea worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Gastrodon East Sea is $2.15; 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 Gastrodon East Sea from?
Gastrodon East Sea is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Gastrodon East Sea?
Gastrodon East Sea is a Rare card in the Rising Rivals set.
Other Gastrodon East Sea printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
