Goldeen · Neo Revelation, what to know.
About the Goldeen card
Goldeen sits at #45 in Neo Revelation, the tenth of the Wizards of the Coast print runs. Illustration by Yuka Morii.
The flavor text on the card reads: "Its dorsal, pectoral and tail fins wave elegantly in the water. That is why it is known as the water dancer." Pokédex entries from this era are short and often quirky, written by the original Japanese localization team for a specific stat-block layout that no longer exists in modern cards.
About Goldeen in the Pokémon world
A water-type goldfish Pokémon. Misty's signature Pokémon in the anime. Jungle Common with sentimental demand.
Print variants and how to spot them
Neo Revelation shipped in 1st Edition, Unlimited, and Shining prints. Shining cards are an entirely separate rarity tier above standard holo with an alternate-color holo pattern. Shining cards are pulled at significantly lower rates than standard holos and are a defining feature of the late Neo era.
Grading and condition
Commons grade most forgivingly of any tier in the set. Centering is the typical grade cap; the soft Wizards-era cardstock picks up edge whitening easily but the high print runs mean clean copies remain affordable. A first-time grading submission on a Common is the cheapest way to learn what each grading service is actually looking at.
If you are buying this card
Raw copies of this card are inexpensive enough that the grading math rarely justifies submission unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completionists, picking up a clean raw copy and sleeving it is the practical move.
