How much is Blastoise 36/165 worth?

About $167 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Blastoise 36/165 from?

Expedition Base Set (E-Card), released September 15, 2002.

Is Blastoise the most valuable card in Expedition Base Set?

No, it is the 29th most valuable of the 165 cards; the top card is Dragonite 9 at $950.

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Illus. Hiromichi Sugiyama · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Blastoise 36/165

Expedition Base Set · Rare · illustrated by Hiromichi Sugiyama

$167TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15

#29 of 165most valuable in Expedition Base Set

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What Blastoise 36 is worth

Blastoise 36/165 sells for about $167 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 29th most valuable card in Expedition Base Set, and a small part of the set's total value. The typical (median) Rare in this set goes for $56.30, so this card sells at 3.0 times that. Among all 39 Blastoise cards, it ranks 13th by price.

Blastoise price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Normal	$82.11	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Reverse Holo	$167	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15

Blastoise card details

Set	Expedition Base Set (E-Card, EX)
Number	36/165
Rarity	Rare
Card type	Stage 2 Water
HP	100
Evolves from	Wartortle
Attacks	Bubble Water · 20 damage Double Cannon Colorless, Colorless, Colorless · 40× damage
Weakness	Lightning x2
Retreat cost	2
Illustrator	Hiromichi Sugiyama
Released	September 15, 2002
Printings	Normal, Reverse Holo

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 36/165 next to the set code EX, and the rarity is Rare. The illustrator credit reads Hiromichi Sugiyama. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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More valuable Expedition Base Set cards

Dragonite 9: $950
Gengar 13: $700
Mewtwo 20: $700
Bulbasaur 95: $600
Mew 19: $525
Blastoise 4: $500
Squirtle 132: $458
Charizard 40: $450

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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.