# Wattrel #178/167 — Twilight Masquerade

## Summary

Wattrel is a Gen IX Lightning bird with a modest fanbase, so the pull here is the art treatment and the name behind it. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated the very first Pokémon cards, which gives an Illustration rare slot like this a collector appeal that outweighs the Pokémon's own small profile. At a $4.90 modelled guide, down 15% over 30 days on 216 copies traded, with only 19 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.05 out of Surging Sparks; a CGC 10 brings $26, 5.2 times raw, but a 53% gem rate against $45 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Twilight Masquerade |
| Number | 178/167 |
| Rarity | Illustration rare |
| Era | SV |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2024-05-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Thunder Shock | cost Lightning — damage 10 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Resistance | Fighting -30 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | H |
| Legal | Standard yes · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Wattrel #940](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/wattrel) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$4.90** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- 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 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Floor delivered ask: $4.69 — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Quant score: 51/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z — 9 of 11 inputs · 90% weight · -5% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2024-05-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-20T03:07:42.872Z, confidence 90%
- Open auction — observed 2026-10-15T12:05:34.483Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-13T05:13:37.341Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-12T21:14:29.680Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-13T05:13:37.340Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-17T18:11:33.194Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/twilight-masquerade/wattrel-178)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asv06-178%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)