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Blastoise
Expedition Base Set · #36/165
Blastoise (36/165), the Rare from Expedition Base Set, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $70, typically in the $60–$80 range.
As of September 14, 2026 · tracked daily by Riffle · estimates, not financial advice · how these numbers work
The modeled fair value of this card, with a confidence grade: what it should trade at, not just what it lists at. Part of Riffle premium, alongside price history and the full graded ladder.
About Blastoise
Blastoise is a Rare (36/165) from the Pokémon Expedition Base Set set, released September 15, 2002. Ungraded copies currently trade at an estimated market price of $60–$80. The artwork is by Hiromichi Sugiyama. Riffle tracks its market price daily; graded (PSA) comps and full price history are available with Riffle.
Other versions of Blastoise
Blastoise appears on 15 different cards across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values. This page covers #36/165 from Expedition Base Set; the collector number printed at the bottom of the card tells them apart.
Plasma Storm · #137/135$400–$530Secret Rare
Expedition Base Set · #4/165$350–$450Holo Rare
Base Set · #2/102$195–$260Rare
Base Set 2 · #2/130$130–$175Rare
Secret Wonders · #2/132$85–$115Rare Holo
Expedition Base Set · #37/165$80–$105Rare
Platinum · #2/127$50–$70Holo Rare
Celebrations Classic Collection · #CC001/25$24–$31Classic Collection
Boundaries Crossed · #31/149$20–$27Rare
Plasma Blast · #16/101$20–$27RareFAQ
How much is Blastoise (36/165) worth?
Blastoise (36/165), the Rare from Expedition Base Set, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $70, typically in the $60–$80 range. Note: 14 other cards named Blastoise exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.
Which Blastoise card is this, and how do I tell the versions apart?
This page covers Blastoise (36/165), the Rare (about $60–$80) from Expedition Base Set.
The other versions: #137/135 from Plasma Storm (Secret Rare, about $400–$530); #4/165 from Expedition Base Set (Holo Rare, about $350–$450); #2/102 from Base Set (Rare, about $195–$260); #2/130 from Base Set 2 (Rare, about $130–$175); #2/132 from Secret Wonders (Rare Holo, about $85–$115); #37/165 from Expedition Base Set (Rare, about $80–$105); #2/127 from Platinum (Holo Rare, about $50–$70); #CC001/25 from Celebrations Classic Collection (Classic Collection, about $24–$31); #31/149 from Boundaries Crossed (Rare, about $20–$27); #16/101 from Plasma Blast (Rare, about $20–$27); #14/100 from Crystal Guardians (Rare, about $17–$23); #13/95 from Unleashed (Rare, about $14–$18); #25/181 from Team Up (Rare, about $10–$13); #017/78 from Pokémon GO (Holo Rare, about $2–$3).
The collector number printed at the bottom of the card is the reliable way to tell them apart.
More from Expedition Base Set
Grading
A grading read appears once Blastoise has a PSA population census. Riffle captures the census monthly; this card doesn’t have enough graded copies on record yet.
- $60–$80 is the middle 80% of clean market activity, not the cheapest listing and not the most hopeful one.
- The band spans about ±14% around its midpoint: a moderate spread.
- Sampled daily since July 28, 2026, current as of September 14, 2026.
When the data thins, the band widens and says so, it never fakes precision. Exact source prices are part of Riffle premium; the band is Riffle’s own figure to publish. How these numbers work →