Pokémon · Platinum
Shellos East Sea
Rising Rivals · #79 · Common · 2009
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From
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Market reference
$1.25
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 79 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Gastrodon
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex #
- 422
- Series
- Platinum
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 Shellos East Sea 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 Shellos East Sea
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
More by Tomokazu Komiya
This card was illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Building around Shellos East Sea?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Beware of pushing strongly on its squishy body, as it makes a mysterious purple fluid ooze out."
CRipple
Flip a coin. If heads, put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Pokémon.
WBrine
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:G+10
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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.22 | $1.04 | $70.00 | $1.25 | $2.49 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $11.99 | $13.50 | $15.00 | $8.76 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.14 |
| 7-day average | €0.22 |
| 30-day average | €0.22 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.24 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.54 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.93 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.24 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.66 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.37 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shellos East Sea is real?
Shellos 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 Shellos East Sea worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shellos East Sea is $1.25; 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 Shellos East Sea from?
Shellos East Sea is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Shellos East Sea?
Shellos East Sea is a Common card in the Rising Rivals set.
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Other Shellos East Sea printings
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