Blastoise (Base Set 2)

Blastoise LV.52
カメックス Kamex
Water
BlastoiseBaseSet2.jpg
Base Set print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Evolution stage
Wartortle
Stage 2 Pokémon
Evolves from Wartortle
Card name Blastoise
Type Water
HP 100
weakness
Lightning×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
   
English expansion Base Set
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 2/102
Japanese expansion Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards
Japanese Deck Kit Intro Pack
Japanese Deck Squirtle Deck
Expansion Base Set 2
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 2/130
TCG GB1 set Evolution
TCG GB1 rarity Rare Holo
TCG GB1 ID B19
TCG GB2 set Legendary Power
TCG GB2 rarity Rare Holo
TCG GB2 ID B19
TCG GB2 set Promotion Card
TCG GB2 ID P05
English expansion Celebrations
Rarity Rare Classic
English card no. 2/102
Japanese expansion Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition
Japanese card no. 003/025
English expansion Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic
English Deck Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck
English card no. 003/034
Japanese expansion Pokémon Card Game Classic
Japanese Deck Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck
Japanese card no. 003/032
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Blastoise.

Blastoise (Japanese: カメックス Kamex) is a Water-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

Base Set print

Pokémon Power:
Rain Dance
あまごい
 
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may attach 1   Energy card to 1 of your   Pokémon. (This doesn't use up your 1 Energy card attachment for the turn.) This power can't be used if Blastoise is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
    Hydro Pump
ハイドロポンプ
40+
Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each   Energy attached to Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. Extra   Energy after the 2nd doesn't count.


Base Set 2 print

Pokémon Power:
Rain Dance
あまごい
 
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may attach 1   Energy card to 1 of your   Pokémon. (This doesn't use up your 1 Energy card attachment for the turn.) This power can't be used if Blastoise is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
    Hydro Pump
ハイドロポンプ
40+
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.


Pokédex data (Base Set and Base Set 2 prints)

Blastoise - Shellfish Pokémon
No. Height Weight
009 5'3" (1.6 m) 189 lbs. (85.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
A brutal Pokémon with pressurized water jets on its shell. They are used for high-speed tackles.
体が重たく、のしかかって相手を気絶させる。ピンチのときは、カラにかくれる。


Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic print

Pokémon Power:
Rain Dance
あまごい
 
As often as you like during your turn, you may attach a Basic   Energy card from your hand to 1 of your   Pokémon. This Pokémon Power can't be used if this Pokémon is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
    Hydro Pump
ハイドロポンプ
40+
This attack does 10 more damage for each extra   Energy attached to this Pokémon (in addition to this attack's cost). You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.


Pokédex data (Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic print)

Blastoise - Shellfish Pokémon
No. Height Weight
009 5'3" (1.6 m) 188.5 lbs. (85.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
A brutal Pokémon with pressurized water jets on its shell. They are used for high-speed tackles.
体が重たく、のしかかって相手を気絶させる。ピンチのときは、カラにかくれる。


Release information

This card was included in the Base Set with artwork by Ken Sugimori, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was included in the Trainer Deck B without Holofoil and an exclusive red border and "Trainer Deck B" printed on the back of the card, distributed to prototype Pokémon Leagues before the TCG officially launched in North America.

In Japan, this card was released as an Unnumbered Promotional card with different artwork by the same artist. It was first available through the Trade Please campaign that ran from February 10 to July 31 in 1998. Participants were required to mail a flyer included with copies of Trade Please by Suzukisan to MediaFactory along with any two Pokémon trading cards and a return envelope within the campaign period. Participants could select a "course" detailed on the flyer by writing in the appropriate space. The "A Course" included a Charizard card and a Trade Please! promotional card. The "B Course" included a copy of this card and the Trade Please! card. The "C Course" included a Venusaur card and the Trade Please! card. MediaFactory would then send the two cards from the chosen course to the participant, completing the trade. This print was later reprinted in the Intro Pack and again as part of the Pokémon Song Best Collection CD. The Trade Please campaign and CD prints have the Pikachu Records logo in place of an expansion symbol.

The Base Set print was later reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion. The Base Set print was then rereleased in the Celebrations expansion's Classic Collection for the Pokémon 25th Anniversary. This print features the 25th Anniversary logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork and lacks Wizards of the Coast from the copyright information. In Japan, it was reprinted as part of the Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition with a red and gold "25th" logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork. Both prints are Confetti Holofoil and have etching similar to Full Art cards.

In the Scarlet & Violet Series, this card was reprinted in Holofoil with its original Base Set artwork in the Blastoise & Suicune ex deck of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic. This reprint lacks a regulation mark and is thus not legal for tournament play.

Gallery

Trainer Deck B print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Base Set print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Unnumbered Promotional print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Pokémon TCG Classic print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


TCG GB1 Evolution sprite
TCG GB2 Legendary Power sprite
TCG GB2 Promotion Card sprite
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Rain Dance is a move in the Pokémon games introduced later in Generation II that Blastoise can learn. Hydro Pump is a move in the Pokémon games that Blastoise can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.


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