Vintage · holo
Blastoise
Base Set 2 · #2 · English · released 2000
Raw market price
$148
7 days
▲ 7.5%
30 days
▲ 6.6%
90 days
▲ 37.5%
Graded prices & PSA population
| Grade | Market price | PSA population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $2,035 | 61 |
| PSA 9 | $479 | 1,089 |
| PSA 8 | $272 | 2,552 |
PSA population recorded 2026-07-20 · total graded 11,733
Why this card matters
pop
11,702 PSA pop is massive; PSA 10s at 61 are tight but 9s flood at 1,088. Raw supply is deep — Base Set 2 was a high-print reissue. No meaningful scarcity pressure.
demand
Blastoise is a Gen-1 starter icon with enduring global pull. Holo Base-era versions anchor nostalgia demand firmly, though Charizard dominates ceiling bids in the cohort.
artist
Sugimori's clean holo treatment is timeless and beloved. BS2 shares Base Set art — no degradation — but lacks the foil shimmer uniqueness of later chase variants.
catalyst
6.6% 30d momentum is modest and fragile on thin PSA 10 comp volume (61 pop). No announced event, reprint scare, or media trigger visible. Drift, not drive.
Graded comps on record
$2,035
PSA 10
$1,048
PSA 9
$983
CGC 10
$805
SGC 5
$479
PSA 9
$450
CGC 8.5
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Market data recorded 2026-07-15 from licensed market sources. MASTER records prices daily and never invents a number — estimated values are always labeled. Not financial advice.