# Blastoise #14/100 — Crystal Guardians

## Summary

Blastoise carries enormous Kanto starter loyalty, and any printing of the Water Stage 2 from the EX era sells on that nostalgia alone. A regular Rare in Crystal Guardians sat below the holo chase slots, so demand here is steady fan affection rather than scarcity. The modelled guide sits at $21 with 6 copies traded in 30 days, and the tape reads as a floor forming near the lows; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Crystal Guardians |
| Number | 14/100 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Kouki Saitou |
| Release date | 2006-08-30 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Wartortle |
| HP | 120 |
| Types | Water |
| Ability: Water Pressure | As long as Blastoise's remaining HP is 40 or less, Blastoise does 40 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). |
| Attack: Hydro Pump | cost Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 50+ — Does 50 damage plus 20 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Blastoise #009](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/blastoise) |
| Finishes | Normal, Holo, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$20.87** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-08
- 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 2026-11-08
- Floor delivered ask: $50.00 — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z
- Quant score: 61/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2006-08-30T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-08T16:05:49.621Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-08T06:45:57.358Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-27T23:31:39.440Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-08T06:45:57.358Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-14T00:18:47.092Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/crystal-guardians/blastoise-14)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex14-14%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)