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Poliwhirl FireRed & LeafGreen #46 Pokémon card
Uncommon

Poliwhirl FireRed & LeafGreen #46

Card #46 · Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
80 HPWaterPokémonStage 1
Ungraded · blended
$25.65
0.7% · 30d
PSA 10
$268
10× raw
Range $26 → $36
3 grading companies tracked
Confidence medium · How we price →
Raw$25.65
PSA 93.9× raw$100
PSA 1010.4× raw$268
See live listings on TCGplayer →

Poliwhirl is a Uncommon Pokémon card from FireRed & LeafGreen (#46), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Poliwag, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $25.65 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $268 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 10× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$25.65
LPLightly Played$20.27
MPModerately Played$17.28
HPHeavily Played$12.07
DMGDamaged$4.34
7-dayflat
30-day 0.7%
90-day 1.1%
All-time high$29
All-time low$16
Other printingsNormal · $2.38

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$36
Normal$2

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$25.65
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$268$268$268
PSA 9$100$70$100
PSA 8$27$20$27
PSA 7$23$23$23
“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$2.59
Period high
$4.08
Period low
$1.49
Change
73.8%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price
$18
CGC 10 · 9 Mar 2026
Typical CGC 10
$18
Auction lots · last 90 days
0
Liquidity
Thin
0 in last 30 days

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA148 gradedPSA 10 · 19 · 13% gem rate
1019
970
832
713
69
55
CGC284 gradedCGC 10 · 110 · 39% gem rate
10110
9.516
990
8.518
818
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Poliwhirl 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$169
Raw $25.65 → graded PSA 10$267.50
after ~$72.67 grading fee → 10.4× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$267.50$72.67+$16910.4×
PSA 9$99.81$70.99+$33.9×
PSA 8$26.95$70.26$691.1×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 148 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
12.8%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$7
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$169
Break-even
PSA 9+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1012.8%$268.00
PSA 947.3%$100.00
PSA ≤839.9%$26.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
PSA 10 slabs — buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

42% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$26
TCGplayer · dearest$36

Currently 42% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat +1%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 42% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

Card text

Evolves from Poliwag.

Energy Stream10
Colorless
Search your discard pile for a basic Energy card and attach it to Poliwhirl.
Bubble20
Water · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness Lightning ×2Retreat 1

About the Pokémon

Tadpole PokémonGEN IPoliwagPoliwhirlPoliwrath

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

Card details

Number#46
RarityUncommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeWater
HP80
Evolves fromPoliwag
WeaknessLightning ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#61
Card IDex6-46
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Poliwhirl cards

There are 9 different Poliwhirl printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is FireRed & LeafGreen #46 (Uncommon).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Poliwhirl (FireRed & LeafGreen #46) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Poliwhirl from FireRed & LeafGreen is worth approximately $25.65 ungraded (near-mint), and around $268 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Poliwhirl?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Poliwhirl from FireRed & LeafGreen is worth around $268 — roughly 10× the raw ungraded value of $25.65.

Should I grade my Poliwhirl?

A PSA 10 sells for about $268 versus $25.65 raw — roughly a 10× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Poliwhirl rare?

Poliwhirl is a Uncommon card from FireRed & LeafGreen (card #46), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $25.65 ungraded.