# Cyndaquil #104/165 — Expedition Base Set

## Summary

Cyndaquil is a bulk common, but a Johto starter always carries a fan base, and Expedition was the first set where e-Reader-era Gen II Pokémon showed up in English. Demand comes from nostalgic Fire-type collectors and Sachi Matoba completists, not from tournament play. The modelled guide sits at $28, up 5% over 30 days on 17 copies traded, with 160 days of inventory on the board; a CGC 10 brings $125, 4.4 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Expedition Base Set |
| Number | 104/165 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Sachi Matoba |
| Release date | 2002-09-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 40 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Singe | cost Fire — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. |
| Attack: Quick Attack | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 10+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage. |
| Weakness | Water x2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Cyndaquil #155](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/cyndaquil) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$28.26** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-10
- 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: +1.90% — as of 2026-11-10
- Floor delivered ask: $14.35 — as of 2026-11-11T13:32:53.975Z
- Quant score: 77/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-11T13:32:53.975Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 55% weight · -22% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2002-09-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-08T18:40:07.603Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-10T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-08T18:40:06.843Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-06T17:22:59.397Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-08T18:40:06.843Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T21:50:03.660Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/expedition-base-set/cyndaquil-104)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard1-104%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)