{"product_id":"graded-2023-pkm-japanese-sv2a-jp-wartortle-171-art-rare-trading-card-game-psa-10-gem-mint","title":"Graded 2023 PKM Japanese SV2a JP Wartortle #171 Art Rare Trading Card Game PSA 10 Gem Mint","description":"\u003cp\u003e🎴 \u003cstrong\u003eGraded 2023 Japanese Pokémon SV2a Pokémon Card 151 Wartortle Art Rare #171 PSA 10 Gem Mint – The Full-Bleed Art Rare Illustration Card for Wartortle from the 2023 Japanese Scarlet \u0026amp; Violet SV2a “Pokémon Card 151” Set, the Expansion That Returned to the Complete Original 151 Pokémon and Presented Them in Modern Scarlet \u0026amp; Violet Card Technology, Featuring Wartortle – National Pokédex #8, the Water-Type Evolution Between Squirtle and Blastoise – in the Full-Bleed Art Rare Format That Frames the Subject in Cinematic Illustration Across the Entire Card Face, Certified PSA 10 Gem Mint by Professional Sports Authenticator, From the Hall of Fame Sports Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🎴 The 2023 Japanese SV2a Pokémon Card 151 set exists as one of the most deliberate acts of celebration the Pokémon Trading Card Game has ever produced. When Pokémon began – when the original Red and Green versions arrived in Japan in February 1996 and the original 151 Pokémon were introduced to the world for the first time – Wartortle was among them. Pokémon #8. The evolution between Squirtle (#7) and Blastoise (#9). The middle stage that most players passed through on their way to the final evolved form. The Pokémon Card 151 set returned to those original 151 specifically – not an expansion that included classics alongside new additions, but a complete dedicated celebration of exactly the roster that began everything. 🌟\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🎴 Wartortle holds a specific place within Pokémon's evolution mechanic and its cultural history. Squirtle, the Water-type starter that players could choose from Professor Oak alongside Bulbasaur and Charmander, evolves at Level 16 into Wartortle – the first evolution, the middle stage where the small blue turtle with the curled tail becomes a larger creature with wing-like ears and a wave-patterned tail. Wartortle then evolves at Level 36 into Blastoise, the fully realized Water-type starter with the iconic water cannons. The middle evolution in any three-stage line occupies a particular collecting niche – not the starter, not the fully evolved powerhouse, but the transitional form that represents the player's Pokémon in the middle of its journey. ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🎴 The Art Rare format in Scarlet \u0026amp; Violet card technology presents the subject in full-bleed cinematic illustration across the entire card face – no traditional card border interrupts the artwork, no standard framing contains the image. The Art Rare illustration of Wartortle in the Pokémon Card 151 set renders the middle stage of the Squirtle evolution line in the detailed artistic style that the Art Rare format was designed for. Card #171 in the SV2a numbering places this card in the Art Rare section of the checklist beyond the standard numbered set. PSA 10 Gem Mint on a Japanese card confirms centering, corners, edges, and surface at the highest simultaneous standard on the Japanese production stock. 🏆\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🎴 Wartortle. National Pokédex #8. Water-Type. Generation 1. Squirtle Evolution Line. Pokémon Card 151. 2023 Japanese Scarlet \u0026amp; Violet. SV2a Set. Art Rare. Card #171. Full-Bleed Cinematic Illustration. Original 151 Celebration. PSA 10 Gem Mint. Professional Sports Authenticator. Sports Memorabilia. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🎴 Graded 2023 Japanese Pokémon SV2a Pokémon Card 151 Wartortle Art Rare #171 PSA 10 Gem Mint. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48097195000040,"sku":"2023-PKMSV2A-JP-WARTORTLE-171-PSA-10","price":244.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/graded-2023-pkm-japanese-sv2a-jp-wartortle-171-art-rare-trading-card-game-psa-10-gem-875.webp?v=1772813156","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/graded-2023-pkm-japanese-sv2a-jp-wartortle-171-art-rare-trading-card-game-psa-10-gem-mint","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}