# Blastoise EX #29/146 — XY

## Summary

Blastoise EX in the base XY set carried the weight of a Kanto starter's final form, and Blastoise has never lacked admirers. As an Ultra Rare it was a genuine chase pull in a set built around Mega Evolution hype, and Eske Yoshinob's work gives collectors a reason to hold on. The modelled guide sits at $12, up 2% over 30 days on 19 copies traded, with 1,182 days of inventory on the board; a CGC 10 brings $67, 5.8 times raw, but a 8% gem rate against $45 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | XY |
| Number | 29/146 |
| Rarity | Ultra Rare |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Eske Yoshinob |
| Release date | 2014-02-05 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| Suffix | EX |
| HP | 180 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Rapid Spin | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 — Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Then, your opponent switches his or her Active Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. |
| Attack: Splash Bomb | cost Water/Water/Water — damage 120 — Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon does 30 damage to itself. |
| 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: **$11.53** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- 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 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- Floor delivered ask: $10.99 — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- Quant score: 44/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z — 6 of 11 inputs · 51% weight · -25% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2014-02-05T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-25T14:33:01.857Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T08:40:11.065Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-26T23:25:06.403Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T08:40:11.065Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T09:59:14.367Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/xy/blastoise-ex-29)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy1-29%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)