How rare is Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese)?

Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese) is a Holo Rare — one of the prized shiny pulls from DP3: Shining Darkness, scarcer than ordinary rares.

Is Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese) a chase card?

It is a sought-after pull. Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese) is not a top-tier secret hit, but as Holo Rare # it is a card completists actively chase for the DP3: Shining Darkness set.

What makes Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese) collectible?

Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese) combines its Holo Rare rarity from DP3: Shining Darkness, the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and steady demand from set-builders. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese)

Name: Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese) - DP3: Shining Darkness ()
Brand: Pokemon

DP3: Shining Darkness · · Holo Rare

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DP3: Shining Darkness

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Rarity

Holo Rare

Variant

Unlimited_Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Aug 1, 2026

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Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility

Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese) in its sought-after Unlimited_Holofoil variant is a Holo Rare — the shimmering pulls that built the hobby and that set-builders prize most. Cataloged as Holo Rare # of the DP3: Shining Darkness set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.

How Rare & Valuable Is Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese)?

We are still gathering live data for Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese) (Holo Rare, DP3: Shining Darkness #) — its collectibility profile will update here as marketplace sales come in. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Lightly Played example commands about $9.99, whereas a Heavily Played one slides to around $3.00. Across the wear scale that reads Lightly Played $9.99, Moderately Played $4.00, Heavily Played $3.00 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$3.00	$3.00	$3.00	2
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$9.99	$9.99	$9.99	2
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$4.00	$4.00	$4.00	2

Collector Outlook for Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese)

Holo Rares such as Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese) are perennial favorites, and nostalgia keeps demand for clean copies durable. Collect it for completeness and the joy of the hunt; its appeal is the set, not the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Gastrodon (West Sea) (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.