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Blastoise — Base #2 Pokémon card

Vintage · holo

Blastoise

Base · #2 · English · released 1999

Raw market price

$225

7 days

0.3%

90 days

19.2%

52MASTER score · steady

Graded prices & PSA population

GradeMarket pricePSA population
PSA 10$8,455382
PSA 9$1,1094,913
PSA 8$39310,022

PSA population recorded 2026-07-20 · total graded 50,470

Why this card matters

pop

50K+ PSA pop with 4,907 PSA 9s kills grade scarcity. PSA 10 at 382 is tighter but not rare. 27yr-old set = vast raw supply still surfacing. No reprint pressure, but ceiling is already known.

demand

Blastoise is a Gen-1 starter icon with permanent nostalgia pull and global recognition. Cohort demand is real but broad & slow-burn — not spiking. Competes with Charizard #4 for the same wallet.

artist

Ken Sugimori's clean, authoritative art is timeless and era-defining. Holo finish adds tactile appeal. But composition is static vs. later dynamic holos — art is respected, not lusted after.

catalyst

30d momentum is dead flat at 0%. No tournament event, anniversary, or media catalyst visible. PSA 10 comp at $9,368 is a single data point — fragile price signal on a thin recent sample.

Graded comps on record

$8,455

PSA 10

$2,551

CGC 10

$1,900

PSA 9.5

$1,710

CGC 10

$1,350

CGC 10

$1,298

BGS 9.5

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Market data recorded 2026-07-10 from licensed market sources. MASTER records prices daily and never invents a number — estimated values are always labeled. Not financial advice.