Blastoise 4/165

Pokemon card from Expedition Base Set · released Sep 15, 2002

~$280.00 Reverse Holofoil

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Blastoise 4/165 Expedition Base Set Pokemon card

Blastoise is a Holo Rare Water-type Stage 2 Pokemon card, number 4/165 in Expedition Base Set (released Sep 15, 2002), illustrated by Kimiya Masago. Its TCGplayer market price was ~$280.00 for the reverse holofoil finish on Oct 30, 2026. Between Sep 29 and Oct 28, 2026, its Reverse Holofoil TCGplayer market price was unchanged at ~$499.95.

Prices by finish

Finish	PriceMarket price	Low	Mid	Buy
Holofoil	~$220.59	~$264.99	~$646.00	Buy Holofoil on TCGplayer (opens in a new tab)Search eBaySearch AmazonCardNexus
Reverse Holofoil	~$280.00	~$397.50	~$398.49	Buy Reverse Holofoil on TCGplayer (opens in a new tab)Search eBaySearch AmazonCardNexus

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Card details

Set	Expedition Base Set
Number	4/165
Rarity	Holo Rare
Type	Water
HP	100
Stage	Stage 2 — evolves from Wartortle
Artist	Kimiya Masago
Format legality	Not legal in Standard or Expanded
Finishes	Holofoil · Reverse Holofoil

What the codes mean

Card number4/165Card 4 of the 165 in the main Expedition Base Set list.
Set symbolThe small Expedition Base Set symbol identifies the set. Cards from before Scarlet & Violet print a symbol instead of a set code.
Regulation markNo regulation mark. Cards before Sword & Shield (2020) have none.
RarityHolo Rare, printed as a small symbol after the number.
Illustrator“Illus. Kimiya Masago” names the artist who made the art.

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Attacks & abilities

Poke-POWER: Jet StreamOnce during your turn (before your attack), if Blastoise is your Active Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to Blastoise, if any. Then, if there are any Energy cards attached to the Defending Pokémon, choose 1 of them and discard it. This power can't be used if Blastoise is affected by a Special Condition.

Energy Cannon40+Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack's Energy Cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.

Weakness: Lightning x2 · Retreat cost: 2