Rough Seas

Primal Clash 137/160 • uncommon

Set: Primal Clash
Number: 137/160
Rarity: Uncommon
Released: 2015
Market price: $0.47
Artist: Ryo Ueda

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$0.47market price via TCGplayer · Nov 4, 2026$0.47 – $0.56 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As an uncommon card from the Primal Clash set, Rough Seas serves as a functional tool for players looking to manage their team's health during a match. Its inclusion in this series highlights a specific period of card design where players relied on environment-focused effects to shift the momentum of play.

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What it does

Stadium

Once during each player's turn, that player may heal 30 damage from each of his or her Water Pokémon and Lightning Pokémon.

This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can't play this card.

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Provenance

Where it came from

Rough Seas was released as part of the XY—Primal Clash expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which hit markets in early 2015. The set was designed to introduce the Primal Reversion mechanics for legendary Pokémon like Groudon and Kyogre, drawing heavily from the narrative context of the video games Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. As a Trainer card, specifically an Item, Rough Seas was integrated into the meta to provide a strategic healing option for Water and Lightning-type Pokémon, reflecting the theme of oceanic recovery during the turbulent events depicted in the Primal Clash storyline.

The card features artwork by Toyste Beach, an illustrator known for their clean, digital style within the TCG. The illustration depicts a calm, rhythmic ocean expanse, intended to visually represent the card's effect of soothing damage over time. While not a chase card due to its uncommon rarity, it became a staple in competitive play for several years, praised by players for its consistency and effectiveness in deck archetypes that relied on maintaining the longevity of high-HP Water or Lightning attackers.

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