Blastoise (Base Set 2)

Blastoise LV.52 カメックス Kamex

File:101 009 KAMEX.jpg Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Wartortle Card name Blastoise Type Water HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 2/102 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 2/10 Japanese expansion Video Introduction Set TCG GB1 set Evolution TCG GB1 ID B19 TCG GB2 set Legendary Power TCG GB2 ID B19 TCG GB2 set Promotional TCG GB2 ID P05 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 is part of the Base Set.

Card text

Pokédex data

Species	Shellfish Pokémon
Length	5'3" (1.6m)
Weight	189 lbs (85.5Kg)
Pokémon No.	9
Entry	A brutal Pokémon with pressurized water jets on its shell. They are used for high-speed tackles.

Release information

• This card was released as a promotional card with different artwork, also by Ken Sugimori. In Japan, it was available through the "Please Trade" Campaign that ran from February to July in 1998. This variant card was never released in English.
• Later Japanese versions were released as part of the "Pokémon Best Collection" CD.
• This card was also reprinted in the Base Set 2 reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan.

Gallery

• 101 009 KAMEX.jpg

  Base Set print
  Illus. Ken Sugimori

• BestCDBlastoise.jpg

  Best CD print
  Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

• The Blastoise included in the "Pokémon Best Collection" CD has the Pikachu Records logo in place of an Expansion symbol
• A few copies of the card lack the word "Stage" in the text in the upper right explaining how to play the card.

Origin

Hydro Pump is a move in the Pokémon games that Blastoise can learn. This card's flavor text comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. Rain Dance is also a move in the Pokémon games that Blastoise can learn, though it wasn't until the next generation that it was introduced.