# Blastoise EX #17/83 — Generations

## Summary

Blastoise has been a Kanto starter favorite since Red and Blue, and the EX label gave it real attacking weight in the XY era. Eske Yoshinob is a respected illustrator, and as an Ultra Rare in the Generations celebration set, it was a true chase pull for nostalgic collectors. The modelled guide sits at $16, down 4% over 30 days on 53 copies traded, with 210 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 brings $364, 23 times raw, but a 14% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Generations |
| Number | 17/83 |
| Rarity | Ultra Rare |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Eske Yoshinob |
| Release date | 2016-02-22 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Suffix | EX |
| HP | 180 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Hyper Whirlpool | cost Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 60 — Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon. |
| Attack: Hydro Press | cost Water/Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 100 — This attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Blastoise #009](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/blastoise) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$15.88** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- 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 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Floor delivered ask: $15.56 — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Quant score: 36/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z — 8 of 11 inputs · 79% weight · -10% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2016-02-22T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-13T11:26:21.029Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-13T11:26:21.031Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-02T21:38:15.717Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-13T11:26:21.029Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-14T20:15:21.984Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/generations/blastoise-ex-17)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Ag1-17%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)