# Espeon #16/100 — Sandstorm

## Summary

Espeon is one of the most beloved Eeveelutions, a Johto debut that draws steady buyers from the Gold and Silver generation. Here it's a mid-tier Rare in a Sandstorm set that was never a chase slot, though Mitsuhiro Arita's name, one of the franchise's earliest illustrators, adds a collector's reason to look. The modelled guide sits at $24 with 16 copies traded in 30 days; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Sandstorm |
| Number | 16/100 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2003-09-18 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Eevee |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Psychic |
| Attack: Confuse Ray | cost Psychic — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. |
| Attack: Energy Crush | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 20+ — Does 20 more damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to all of your opponent's Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Psychic ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Espeon #196](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/espeon) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$24.03** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- 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 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- Floor delivered ask: $13.93 — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- Quant score: 43/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 16% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-09-18T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-09T07:46:24.122Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-29T12:10:50.932Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-13T06:24:53.097Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-29T12:10:50.932Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T18:56:11.547Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/sandstorm/espeon-16)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex2-16%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)