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Wailord Great Encounters #30 Pokémon card
Rare

Wailord Great Encounters #30

Card #30 · Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
200 HPWaterPokémonStage 1
Ungraded · blended
$15.00
PSA 10
$382
25× raw
Range $15 → $18
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
Raw$15.00
PSA 92.3× raw$35
PSA 1025.5× raw$382
See live listings on TCGplayer →

Wailord is a Rare Pokémon card from Great Encounters (#30), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon with 200 HP, evolving from Wailmer, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $15.00 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $382 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 25× 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$15.00
LPLightly Played$14.34
MPModerately Played$12.06
HPHeavily Played$6.72
DMGDamaged$2.99
7-dayflat
30-dayflat
90-dayflat
All-time high$20
All-time low$15
Other printingsNormal · $10.88

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$15
Normal$11

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

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$15.00
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$382$382$382
PSA 9$35$25$35
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$9.47
Period high
$9.47
Period low
$2.50
Change
133.8%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

CGC124 gradedCGC 10 · 60 · 48% gem rate
1060
9.58
914
8.516
88
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Wailord 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$294
Raw $15.00 → graded PSA 10$382.42
after ~$73.81 grading fee → 25.5× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$382.42$73.81+$29425.5×
PSA 9$34.93$70.34$502.3×

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. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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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

17% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$15
PriceCharting · dearest$18

Currently 17% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. 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 0%
Cross-marketSome gap 17% gap

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

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Card text

Evolves from Wailmer.

Sleeping Pulse · Poké-Body
As long as Wailord remains Asleep between turns, remove 1 damage counter from Wailord.
Sink Deep60
Water · Water · Water · Colorless
If Wailord has any damage counters on it, Wailord is now Asleep.
Weakness Lightning ×2Retreat 4

The biggest of all Pokémon. It can dive to a depth of almost 10,000 feet on only one breath.

About the Pokémon

Float Whale PokémonGEN IIIWailmerWailord

WAILORD is the largest of all identified POKéMON up to now. This giant POKéMON swims languorously in the vast open sea, eating massive amounts of food at once with its enormous mouth.

Card details

Number#30
RarityRare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeWater
HP200
Evolves fromWailmer
WeaknessLightning ×2
Retreat cost4
National Pokédex#321
Card IDdp4-30
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Wailord cards

There are 9 different Wailord printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Great Encounters #30 (Rare).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Wailord (Great Encounters #30) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Wailord from Great Encounters is worth approximately $15.00 ungraded (near-mint), and around $382 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 Wailord?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Wailord from Great Encounters is worth around $382 — roughly 25× the raw ungraded value of $15.00.

Should I grade my Wailord?

A PSA 10 sells for about $382 versus $15.00 raw — roughly a 25× 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 Wailord rare?

Wailord is a Rare card from Great Encounters (card #30), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $15.00 ungraded.