Misty's Tentacool · Gym Heroes, what to know.
About the Misty's Tentacool card
Misty's Tentacool is card 57 of 132 in Gym Heroes, released in August 2000, an Uncommon. It is a Basic Water-type with 50 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Tentacool needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Misty is the Water-type Gym Leader of Cerulean City and one of Ash's earliest traveling companions. Misty's Tentacool is part of that themed lineup.
Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.
About Tentacool in the Pokémon world
A water-poison jellyfish Pokémon. Fossil Common. Cheap and abundant.
What is Misty's Tentacool worth?
Misty's Tentacool is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Gym Heroes shipped in 1st Edition and Unlimited, with no Shadowless print. The trainer-prefix naming runs across the set, and the 1st Edition Misty's Tentacool carries the Edition 1 stamp and a premium over Unlimited in matching grade.
Grading and condition
Misty's Tentacool grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Misty's Tentacool
Raw copies of Misty's Tentacool are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Misty's Tentacool is the practical move.
Three prints, three markets.
Edition 1 stamp under the artwork. Trades above Unlimited in matching grade.
No stamp. The standard, more affordable print.
