Pooka
Blastoise
#36/165 in Expedition Base Set, Rare, 100 HP, Water, illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama.
- Card number
- #36/165
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100 HP
- Type
- Water
- Language
- English
- Release date
- September 15, 2002
- Illustrator
- Hiromichi Sugiyama
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Collector Notes
Blastoise
Blastoise appears in the English print of Expedition Base Set, released on September 15, 2002. Blastoise is a rare rarity and 100 HP. The Expedition Base Set set contains 165 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Hiromichi Sugiyama.
Collector Insights
Blastoise is a Water-type Pokémon from the Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002. It has 100 HP and a retreat cost of two Colorless energy, requiring two Colorless cards to return it to the hand. The card features artwork by Hiromichi Sugiyama and is numbered 36 in the set, with a rarity of Rare. Blastoise has a Lightning weakness that deals double damage when attacked. Its attacks include "Bubble," which costs one Water energy to deal 20 damage and has a 50% chance to paralyze the defending Pokémon, and "Double Cannon," which uses three Colorless energy to deal 40 damage multiplied by the number of heads from two coin flips. The card’s Pokédex number is 9, referencing its evolutionary line. The themecolor of the card is a muted green, aligning with its Water-type identity.
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