# Trubbish (Japanese) #053 — EX Battle Boost

## Summary

Japanese players got Trubbish from EX Battle Boost in July 2013, nearly four months ahead of its English release in Treasures of the Unova-era Dark Explorers-style sets, no, ahead of Trubbish in the English set that landed that November. The Japanese edition shows the green garbage-bag Pokémon grinning in a junkyard of scrap, with a dump truck parked behind it. A bulk-tier slot, it appeals as a quirky Unova oddity. The modelled guide sits at $3.96 with no copies traded in 30 days; no PSA population is on file, and a CGC 10 would fetch about $92 against $45 in grading fees.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | EX Battle Boost |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | 053 |
| Rarity | None |
| Era | jp-bw |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2013-07-13 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | UNKNOWN |
| Finishes | Reverse Holo, Normal |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$3.96** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-06
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-06
- Floor delivered ask: $9.98 — as of 2026-11-05T20:53:54.588Z
- Quant score: 20/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-05T20:53:54.588Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 25% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-07-13T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-02T04:10:49.002Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-02T04:10:49.002Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-23T06:19:19.630Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-02T04:10:49.002Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/ex-battle-boost/trubbish)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-23912-053%3AJA%3ANORMAL%3AFIRST_EDITION~NM)