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Poliwrath
Base 路 #13 路 Rare Holo
馃帹 Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
Pok茅monWater
$35.14
1 in 47packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#13 of 101most valuable in the set
$457as a PSA 10, about 13.0脳 raw
POP 1 opennobody has graded one on Holobrook yet
Poliwrath is card #13 of 102 in Base (1999), a Rare Holo illustrated by Ken Sugimori. At about $35.14 it is the #13 most valuable card in the set. In a Base booster it turns up about once every 47 packs. It is one of 20 Poliwrath cards printed so far.
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In the Base set
- 馃搮 1999 路 Base 路 102 cards
- 馃幆 Appears about 1 in 47 Base packs
- 馃拵 The #13 most valuable card in Base (of 101)
What it's worth graded
Ungraded
$35.14
PSA 8 路 NM-Mint
$63.25
PSA 9 路 Mint
$141
PSA 9.5 路 Mint+
$246
PSA 10 路 Gem Mint
$457
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value
Card text
HP 90路WWater路Stage 2路Evolves from Poliwhirl
WWCWater Gun30+
Does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Poliwrath but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. Extra Water Energy after the 2nd doesn't count.
WWCCWhirlpool40
If the Defending Pok茅mon has any Energy cards attached to it, choose 1 of them and discard it.
Weakness G 脳2Retreat CCC
An adept swimmer at both the front crawl and breaststroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.
Poliwrath through the years
1999Base Set
2001Neo Discovery
2003Skyridge
2005Unseen Forces
2014Furious Fists
2017Sun & Moon
2022Lost Origin
2024Twilight MasqueradeMore by Ken Sugimori
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Questions
How much is Poliwrath (Base) worth?
An ungraded Poliwrath from Base sells for about $35.14. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $457 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $141.
How rare is Poliwrath?
It is a Rare Holo, and it shows up about once every 47 Base packs.
Who illustrated Poliwrath?
Ken Sugimori drew the art for this card.
Can I open Base packs for free?
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