Poliwhirl

Base · #38/102 · Uncommon · 1999

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$35.58
1st Edition · Market price ▼ 1.0% (30d)
Prices as of Oct 15, 2026
HP 60WaterStage 1Art · Ken Sugimori
5,456graded pop
14%gem rate
76.0×PSA 10 vs raw
-54%off ATH $4.99 · Oct 2026
+$35.67EV to grade — worth it
Market data

Printings & price history

1st Edition▼ 1.1% 7d$35.58
Low $23.99Mid $32.40

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Graded market

Graded values

PSA 10 report →updated 2026-10-15
Grade 6 est.$30.26
Grade 5 est.$25.48
Grade 4 est.$21.02
Grade 3 est.$17.52
Grade 2 est.$14.33
Grade 1 est.$12.10

Grades 1–6 are estimates modeled from the raw price — PSA/CGC/BGS 7–10 and Ungraded are live tracked market values.

1st Edition · PSA 10 price history$1,210.36

PSA 10 chart is building — graded values are tracked nightly, a new point appears each day.

Graded population census · updated 2026-09-17

1st Edition
PSA2,661 graded · 427 gem 10
CGC416 graded · 28 gem 10

Population data from PriceCharting, updated monthly.

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Attacks

Amnesia
Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon's attacks. That Pokémon can't use that attack during your opponent's next turn.
30×Doubleslap
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.

“Capable of living in or out of water. When out of water, it sweats to keep its body slimy.”

How much is Poliwhirl #38/102 worth?

A raw copy of Poliwhirl #38/102 (Base, 1999) is worth about $2.30 right now, based on the latest market data from October 15, 2026. Across the 3 printings we track, copies run anywhere from $0.20 to $9,999.00 depending on the version you're holding.

Grading changes the math on this one: a PSA 10 is valued around $174.70, roughly 76.0x the raw price, while a PSA 9 sits near $45.00. 2,661 copies have been graded to date, and 16% of them came back a 10 — worth knowing before you pay grading fees.

Prices on this page refresh nightly from live TCGplayer market data and are cross-checked against actual sold prices, so a single inflated listing never becomes "the price". The chart above has the full history.

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