Poliwhirl
Base · #38 · Uncommon
Market value
$36.29▲ 2.0%30d
PSA 10 price
$1,357.63(+3641%)
Price history
+0.8% since Oct 3, 2026
Oct 3, 2026Low $35.58 · High $36.49Nov 14, 2026
Series
Base
Artist
Ken Sugimori
Release date
1999/01/09
Region
Kanto
Types
Water
What grading does to this card
If it grades a PSA 10 (15%)
+$1,055.85
sells for $1,357.63
If it does not (85%)
−$23.56
PSA 9 and lower, on average
Grading pays off if more than 2% of copies hit a 10. This card: about 15%. All figures are net of the raw card, grading, shipping and selling fees.
How we weigh the odds
We weigh every outcome by how often PSA-graded copies of this card come back a 10, 9 or 8. The average over all outcomes is the last line below.
15% chance of PSA 10 × $1,357.63$209.08
42% chance of PSA 9 × $168.87$70.25
22% chance of PSA 8 × $95.54$21.31
21% PSA 7 or lower × $32.66 (90% of raw)$6.76
Expected sale value$308.01
Selling fees (~13%)−$40.04
Raw card−$36.29
Grading (PSA Priority)−$79.00
Shipping both ways−$10.00
Average over all grades (+114%)+$142.67
Pop reports count submitted cards, and people mostly submit their best copies, so the real odds for a random raw card are likely a bit lower.
Buy Signal · Population report
Strong Buy15.5% of PSA-graded copies come back a 10
PSA population
2,760
Graded PSA 10
428
Gem Rate
15.5%
| Grade | PSA |
|---|---|
| 10 | 428 |
| 9 | 1,151 |
| 8.5 | 10 |
| 8 | 606 |
| 7.5 | 1 |
| 7 | 267 |
| 6.5 | 1 |
| 6 | 158 |
| 5 | 83 |
| 4 | 29 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 18 |
| Total | 2,760 |
Grade 10 value
What a Grade 10 sells for, by grading company.
PSALeads$1,357.63
CGC$203.82
Price ladder
Every condition and grade Scrydex tracks for this card.
Raw
NM$36.29
LP$24.38
MP$13.69
HP$11.60
DM$7.82
Graded
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