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Poliwhirl

Poliwhirl

Base Set 2 · #57 · Uncommon
🎨 Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
PokémonWater
$1.44
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HP 60·WWater·Stage 1·Evolves from Poliwag
WWAmnesia
Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon's attacks. That Pokémon can't use that attack during your opponent's next turn.
WWCDoubleslap30×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness G ×2Retreat C
Capable of living in or out of water. When out of water, it sweats to keep its body slimy.

Poliwhirl is card #57 of 130 in Base Set 2 (2000), a Uncommon illustrated by Ken Sugimori. At about $1.44 it is the #66 most valuable card in the set. In a Base Set 2 booster it turns up about once every 14 packs. It is one of 18 Poliwhirl cards printed so far.

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In the Base Set 2 set

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$1.44
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$2.59
PSA 9 · Mint
$5.76
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$10.08
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$18.72
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

Poliwhirl through the years

Poliwhirl1999Base SetMisty's Poliwhirl2000Gym HeroesPoliwhirl2001Neo DiscoveryPoliwhirl2003SkyridgePoliwhirl2005Unseen ForcesPoliwhirl2014Furious FistsPoliwhirl2017Sun & MoonPoliwhirl2022Lost Origin
See Poliwhirl in all 16 years

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#1$53.94
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#2$171
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#3$30.79
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#4$418
Clefable
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#5$36.06
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#6$27.34
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#7$57.44
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#8$25.68
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#9$26.76
Mewtwo
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Nidoking
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#11$40.47
Nidoqueen
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#12$40.13
Ninetales
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#13$34.41
Pidgeot
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#14$39.08
Poliwrath
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#15$21.67
Raichu
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#16$64.05
Scyther
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#17$32.75
Venusaur
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#18$116

See the full Base Set 2 card list

Questions

How much is Poliwhirl (Base Set 2) worth?

An ungraded Poliwhirl from Base Set 2 sells for about $1.44. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $18.72 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $5.76.

How rare is Poliwhirl?

It is a Uncommon, and it shows up about once every 14 Base Set 2 packs.

Who illustrated Poliwhirl?

Ken Sugimori drew the art for this card.

Can I open Base Set 2 packs for free?

Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Base Set 2 booster packs in your browser with the set's real pull rates and keep what you pull in a digital binder. No real cards, nothing to buy.

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