Shellder, Expedition Base Set 129/165, common

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Shellder

Expedition Base Set 129/165 • common

Set: Expedition Base Set
Number: 129/165
Rarity: Common
Released: 2002
Energy type: water energy
Market price: $4.20
Artist: Sumiyoshi Kizuki

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Market

What it's worth

$4.20market price via TCGplayer · Sep 10, 2026$2.65 – $4.27 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This Shellder card is a piece of the Expedition Base Set, a collection noted for its distinct card layout. As a water-type common card, it represents an accessible entry point for those documenting the foundational series of the card game.

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Card face

What it does

50 HPBasic

Cost: water energyIrongrip10

Cost: colorless energy colorless energyLick10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Weaknesslightning energy×2Retreatcolorless energy

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal
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Provenance

Where it came from

The Shellder card from the Expedition Base Set was released in 2002 as part of the first Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion to utilize the e-Reader technology. This set marked a significant shift in design, introducing the dot-code strip along the left side of the card, which allowed players to scan the card into a Nintendo Game Boy Advance to unlock Pokédex entries, minigames, or special data.

The illustration was rendered by Keiko Fukuyama, whose art style for this era of the trading card game often leaned into softer, more rounded character depictions. As a common card, it served as a foundational element of the water-type roster in the Expedition set, reflecting the broader transition toward the e-Card era where functional gameplay mechanics were integrated directly into the physical aesthetic of the card design.

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About

About Shellder

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