# Rare Candy #85/101 — Plasma Blast

## Summary

Rare Candy let Stage 2 decks skip the Stage 1 and evolve a turn early, which made it a staple of Black & White era competitive lists. As an Uncommon in Plasma Blast it was never a chase pull, so demand comes from players and completists. A $0.71 modelled guide, down 7% over 30 days on 3 copies traded, says bulk, with 179 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $45, 63 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 | Plasma Blast |
| Number | 85/101 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Ryo Ueda |
| Release date | 2013-08-14 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | TRAINER |
| Subtype | Item |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.71** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-05
- 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 2026-11-05
- Floor delivered ask: $1.49 — as of 2026-11-04T04:30:47.364Z
- Quant score: 25/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-04T04:30:47.364Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-08-14T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T07:19:11.982Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-15T22:31:59.142Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-15T04:53:07.347Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-15T22:31:59.141Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/plasma-blast/rare-candy-85)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw10-85%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)