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Blastoise & Piplup GX 253/236
Cosmic Eclipse · Rare Rainbow · illustrated by 5ban Graphics
What Blastoise & Piplup GX 253 is worth
Blastoise & Piplup GX 253/236 sells for about $176 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 12th most valuable card in Cosmic Eclipse, and alone makes up 3% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Rare Rainbow in this set goes for $74.72, so this card sells at 2.4 times that. Among all 39 Blastoise cards, it ranks 11th by price. On Cardmarket its price has risen 6% against its 30-day average.
Blastoise & Piplup GX price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Holo | $176 |
| Any printing (Europe) | $93.58 €83.76 |
| Cheapest listing (Europe) | $21.23 €19 |
Recent Blastoise & Piplup GX sales
| Average sale price (Cardmarket) | USD |
|---|---|
| Last 30 days | $88.10 |
| Last 7 days | $90.31 |
| Last day | $67.03 |
Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).
Blastoise & Piplup GX card details
| Set | Cosmic Eclipse (Sun & Moon, CEC) |
| Number | 253/236 (secret rare: numbered above the set total) |
| Rarity | Rare Rainbow |
| Card type | Basic TAG TEAM GX Water |
| HP | 270 |
| Attacks | Splash Maker Water, Water, Colorless · 150 damage Bubble Launcher GX Water, Water, Colorless · 100+ damage |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat cost | 3 |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Released | November 1, 2019 |
| Printings | Normal |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 253/236 next to the set code CEC, and the rarity is Rare Rainbow. The illustrator credit reads 5ban Graphics. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
Other Blastoise cards
Legendary Collection 4
Plasma Storm 137
FireRed & LeafGreen 104
Team Rocket 3
Expedition Base Set 4
Cosmic Eclipse 215
Crystal Guardians 2
Base Set 2
All 39 Blastoise cards with prices →
More valuable Cosmic Eclipse cards
- Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX 221: $595
- Blastoise & Piplup GX 215: $482
- Reshiram & Zekrom GX 222: $411
- Solgaleo & Lunala GX 216: $323
- Mega Lopunny & Jigglypuff GX 226: $284
- Rosa 236: $264
- Reshiram & Zekrom GX 259: $258
- Red & Blue 234: $240
All Cosmic Eclipse chase cards → · Full Cosmic Eclipse card list
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.