Wartortle #42 1st Edition Price
1st Edition vs other printings
Each printing is a distinct collectible with its own market. The card's headline value on the main page reflects the most valuable printing.
1st Edition price history
PriceCharting 1st edition raw history, 1 Jan 2021 – 1 Jul 2026 — this printing's own series, not the base printing's.
About the 1st Edition printing
The 1st Edition Wartortle carries the "1st Edition" stamp (a small circular badge on the lower-left of the artwork) and was printed only in the very first run of Base. 1st Edition copies are far scarcer than Unlimited and command a large premium — often several times the Unlimited price — so authenticating the stamp and grade is critical.
1st Edition graded prices
Grading a clean 1st edition copy turns roughly $70 into about $8,814 at PSA 10 (~126×) — PSA grades this card gem (10) about 15% of the time. Graded prices are specific to the 1st Edition printing (PriceCharting).
Cert-verified 1st Edition sales
Each sale is tied by PSA to one specific 1st edition slab — click the cert number to verify the exact card, edition, grade and serial on psacard.com.