Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence206 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Poliwrath 15/130 Holo Rare Base Set 2 Pokemon Near MintNM$18.00
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Wizards Pokemon TCG Base Set 2 Poliwrath 15/130 Holo Rare Unlimited 1999 90 HPUnlimited$20.00
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Poliwrath 15/130 Holo Rare Base Set 2 Pokemon Card HP Free Shipping!HP$5.05
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Poliwrath - 15/130 - Pokemon Base Set 2 Holo Rare Card WOTC LPLP$15.12
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — 2000 Pokemon Poliwrath Holo #15/130 Base Set 2$8.00
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Wizards of the Coast Pokemon TCG Poliwrath 15/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 90 HP$5.04
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Poliwrath 15/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare NMNM$21.99
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Poliwrath Base Set 2 Holo Rare Pokémon TCG Card 15/130 Unlimited Edition LPLPUnlimited$10.50
By grade
- Raw$11.63208 sales
- PSA 9$99.0013 sales
- PSA 7$37.5011 sales
- PSA 8$67.098 sales
- PSA 6$35.005 sales
- CGC 9$56.005 sales
- CGC 8.5$54.995 sales
- Lot$18.004 sales
From 283 completed sales recorded between Dec 30, 2025 and Aug 16, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Poliwrath is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Base Set 2 (#15), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 2 Water-type Pokémon with 90 HP, evolving from Poliwhirl, weak to Grass ×2. Its current blended market value is $18.07 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $1,200 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 66× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history22 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.
Demand & liquidity
Last sold $9 · Raw · 15 Jul 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 2.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$1,065); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Poliwrath is a Holo / V / ex in Base Set 2 — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 20 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 61 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $1,200.00 | $117 | +$1,065 | 66.4× |
| PSA 9 | $90.00 | $71 | +$1 | 5.0× |
| PSA 8 | $64.00 | $71 | −$25 | 3.5× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 4,669 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 2.4% | $1,200.00 |
| PSA 9 | 22.1% | $90.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 75.5% | $18.00 |
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.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 2% of 4,669 PSA-graded Poliwrath copies are a gem-mint 10 (112 of 4,669) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Poliwrath 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 112 | $1,200$1,020–$1,380 | |
| PSA 9pop 1,032 | ✓ 33 cert-verified$90$90–$132 | |
| PSA 8pop 1,369 | $64$54–$74 | |
| PSA 7pop 824 | $38$32–$44 | |
| PSA 6pop 631 | 3 sold$25$21–$29 | |
| PSA 4pop 140 | $23$6–$30 | |
| PSA 3pop 64 | $16$10–$21 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $28 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
22% spreadCurrently 22% 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
10% cheaper than the US🔥 Trending in the community
#93 on the radarPoliwrath is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “Dex Binder - Gen 1 Complete” · 53↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Poliwhirl.
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. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.
If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, choose 1 of them and discard it.
“An adept swimmer at both the front crawl and breaststroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Poliwrath cards
There are 9 different Poliwrath printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Base Set 2 #15 (Rare Holo).
More from Base Set 2
Frequently asked questions
How much is Poliwrath (Base Set 2 #15) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Poliwrath from Base Set 2 is worth approximately $18.07 ungraded (near-mint), and around $1,200 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 Poliwrath?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Poliwrath from Base Set 2 is worth around $1,200 — roughly 66× the raw ungraded value of $18.07.
Should I grade my Poliwrath?
A PSA 10 sells for about $1,200 versus $18.07 raw — roughly a 66× 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 Poliwrath rare?
Poliwrath is a Rare Holo card from Base Set 2 (card #15), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $18.07 ungraded.
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