# Persian #56/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Persian is a solid mid-tier Stage 1 from the Wizards era, an uncommon that rounded out the Base Set 2 reprint run without ever being anyone's chase. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated many early Pokémon cards, so completionists who collect by artist still keep it in view. At a $2.79 modelled guide, down 21% over 30 days on 29 copies traded, with 1,000 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.11 out of Shrouded Fable; a PSA 10 brings $220, 79 times raw, but a 24% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 56/130 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Kagemaru Himeno |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Meowth |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Colorless |
| Attack: Scratch | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Attack: Pounce | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 — If the Defending Pokémon attacks Persian during your opponent's next turn, any damage done by the attack is reduce by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). (Benching either Pokémon ends this effect.) |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Resistance | Psychic -30 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Persian #053](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/persian) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$2.79** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- 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 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Floor delivered ask: $2.29 — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Quant score: 17/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 44% weight · -28% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-08T08:07:23.396Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T00:22:45.441Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-27T21:59:37.793Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T00:22:45.438Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T09:53:01.742Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/persian-56)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-56%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)