# Gothorita #45/98 — Emerging Powers

## Summary

Gothorita is a mid-evolution Gen V Psychic that fans mostly remember as the bridge to Gothitelle, so love for it is modest and sentimental. Atsuko Nishida, a veteran of the original Pokémon artwork, gives the uncommon real pedigree, though it stays a filler pull in a small, early Black & White set. A $0.49 modelled guide, up 2% over 30 days on 7 copies traded, says bulk, with 224 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and a PSA 10 guides at about $38 against $85 in grading fees, so the only money in this card is finishing a set, not a slab.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Emerging Powers |
| Number | 45/98 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2011-08-31 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Gothita |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Psychic |
| Attack: Double Slap | cost Colorless — damage 20 — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads. |
| Attack: Psybeam | cost Psychic/Colorless — damage 20 — The Defending Pokémon is now Confused. |
| Weakness | Psychic ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Gothorita #575](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/gothorita) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.49** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-18T22:58:40.883Z
- 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 2026-10-18T22:58:40.883Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.84 — as of 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z
- Quant score: 68/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-18T22:58:40.883Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2011-08-31T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T00:58:48.605Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T00:58:47.697Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-11T06:13:01.307Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T00:58:47.696Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/emerging-powers/gothorita-45)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw2-45%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)