Seel · XY Evolutions, what to know.
About the Seel card
Seel is card 28 of 113 in XY Evolutions, released in November 2016, a Common. It is a Basic Water-type with 80 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Seel needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
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.
The card's flavor text gives Seel a line of lore: "Covered with light blue fur, its hide is thick and tough. It is active in bitter cold of -40 degrees Fahrenheit."
About Seel in the Pokémon world
A seal Pokémon. Water type. Fossil Common with thin demand.
What is Seel worth?
Seel is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Seel before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Seel is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Seel
Raw copies of Seel are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Seel is the practical move.
