Seaking · Base Set 2, what to know.
About the Seaking card
Seaking is card 60 of 130 in Base Set 2, released in February 2000, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Water-type with 70 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Goldeen, which places Seaking deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. Himeno is one of the most-recognized vintage illustrators, with a softer, more textured style that shows up across the Jungle and Neo runs.
The card's flavor text gives Seaking a line of lore: "In the autumn spawning season, they can be seen swimming powerfully up rivers and creeks."
About Seaking in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Goldeen. Larger fish silhouette. Jungle Rare with thin standalone demand.
What is Seaking worth?
Seaking 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
Base Set 2 produced Unlimited prints. For Seaking, the print variant can change the price several times over, so identify it before you buy.
Grading and condition
Seaking 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 Seaking
Raw copies of Seaking are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Seaking is the practical move.
