Blastoise ex - 200/165 - SV: Scarlet & Violet 151 (MEW) NM Pokemon

Blastoise has always been one of the original three starters — and Blastoise ex 200/165 from Scarlet & Violet: 151 is the definitive modern version of that icon. Numbered past the 165-card base set, this card lands squarely in the secret rare tier as a Special Illustration Rare — the most coveted parallel in the entire 151 release — illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, the legendary artist behind many of the original Base Set cards.

Scarlet & Violet 151 (set symbol: MEW) is the modern hobby's closest equivalent to the 1999 Base Set. Cards are numbered in strict Pokédex order — Bulbasaur at #001 through Mew at #151 — making it the first TCG expansion to unite all 151 original Kanto Pokémon in a single set. The Special Illustration Rares for the three starters are the set's emotional centerpiece: full-art treatments that feel like elevated, collector-grade reimaginings of the cards an entire generation grew up with.

• Card: Blastoise ex — 200/165 Special Illustration Rare
• Set: Scarlet & Violet 151 (MEW), released September 22, 2023
• Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita (original Base Set artist)
• Stats: Water-type, Stage 2, 330 HP — Solid Shell Ability (−30 damage from attacks); Twin Cannons hits for up to 280 damage
• Condition: Near Mint
• Market comps: Raw NM copies trade in the $70–$130 range; PSA 9 copies have sold around $75, and PSA 10 / CGC 10 slabs command $200+

Special Illustration Rares sit deep in the pull rates — you don't stumble into this one. Blastoise's SIR sits alongside Charizard ex and Venusaur ex as one of the three must-have chase cards from the most nostalgically charged Pokémon TCG set of the modern era. If you're building a 151 binder or hunting the original Kanto trio in premium form, this is the Blastoise card the hobby remembers.

Available at Collector Station, Easley, SC. Local pickup available. All sales final. Shipping damage must be reported within 48 hours of delivery with photos.