Pooka
Blastoise
#2/130 in Base Set 2, Rare Holo, 100 HP, Water, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Card number
- #2/130
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100 HP
- Type
- Water
- Language
- English
- Release date
- February 24, 2000
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
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Collector Notes
Blastoise
Blastoise appears in the English print of Base Set 2, released on February 24, 2000. Blastoise is a rare holo rarity and 100 HP. The Base Set 2 set contains 130 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.
Collector Insights
Blastoise is a Water-type Pokémon with 100 HP, featured in the Base Set 2. Its primary attack, Hydro Pump, requires three Water Energy to deal 40 damage plus 10 additional damage for each unused Water Energy attached to Blastoise, up to a maximum of 20 extra damage. The card includes a Pokémon Power ability called Rain Dance, allowing the player to attach Water Energy to any of their Water Pokémon during their turn before an attack, without using up their Energy attachment limit. This ability is restricted if Blastoise is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed. Blastoise has a retreat cost of three Colorless Energy and no resistances, making it vulnerable to Lightning-type attacks with double damage. The card’s flavor text describes it as a brutal Pokémon utilizing pressurized water jets for high-speed tackles. It was released in the Base Set 2 on February 24, 2000, and is illustrated by artist Ken Sugimori. This Rare Holo card emphasizes Blastoise’s aquatic prowess through its mechanics and thematic description.
A brutal Pokémon with pressurized water jets on its shell. They are used for high-speed tackles.
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