# Entei #H08 — Aquapolis

## Summary

Entei is one of Johto's three roaming beasts and a lasting favorite with Fire-type fans since Gold and Silver. Atsuko Nishida, who drew Pikachu's earliest cards, signs this one, and as a holo from Aquapolis's H-numbered subset it was a hard pull that collectors still seek out. At a $285 modelled guide, with 3 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.24 out of Ascended Heroes; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $8,000 and a 8% observed gem rate putting about $580 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Aquapolis |
| Number | H08 |
| Rarity | Holo Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2003-01-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Fire |
| Ability: Pure Body | To attach a Fire Energy card from your hand to Entei, you must discard an Energy card attached to Entei. (Attach the Fire Energy, and then discard an Energy from Entei.) |
| Attack: Burning Fang | cost Fire/Colorless/Colorless — damage 40 — You may flip a coin. If heads, discard a Fire Energy card attached to Entei and the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. |
| Weakness | Water x2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Entei #244](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/entei) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$285.04** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z
- 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 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z
- Floor delivered ask: $619.99 — as of 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z
- Quant score: 68/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-18T22:02:16.184Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 35% weight · -33% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-01-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-12T03:41:34.993Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-08-05T11:13:47.267Z, confidence 85%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-12T03:41:34.993Z, confidence 80%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-12T03:41:34.993Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T00:18:11.299Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/aquapolis/entei-h08)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard2-H08%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)