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Thin dataThis PSA 10 estimate rests on limited recent sales — treat it as a guide.
Wartortle Base #42 PSA 10 Pokémon card
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Wartortle #42 PSA 10 Price

Base · #42

Market value · PSA 10

$270.00 4.4% · 30d
range $230$311
Confidencelow confidence
PSA 10 sales · 90 days2
LiquidityMedium
Fair buy$230
Fair sell$311
ViewingPSA 10 (this page)Raw / ungraded →PSA 9
Gradevs rawValue
Raw NM$5
PSA 914.3× raw$70
PSA 10 (this page)55.0× raw$270

PSA 10 slabs for sale right now

Cert-verified PSA 10 price history

Oct 2022Jul 2026

Latest $300 (Jul 2026, 1 sale) · 466% since Oct 2022

Every point is the median of real cert-verified PSA 10 sales30 sales PSA tied to specific graded slabs, each with a public cert number you can check on psacard.com. Not a scraped price index.

Why $270? Cert-verified PSA 10 sales

These are the actual sales behind the price above — each one tied by PSA to a specific graded slab, not an estimate.

DateSold viaCertPrice
15 Jul 2026eBay#55131684$300
15 Jun 2026eBay · auction#88086129$138
9 Apr 2026eBay · offer#88086129$250
29 Mar 2026eBay · auction#55627186$203
25 Jan 2026eBay#50845373$300
20 Jan 2026eBay · auction#55131684$136

Click a cert number to verify the exact card, grade and serial on psacard.com.

3 of 6 verified sales were competitive auctions — this price reflects real bidding, not asking prices. A PSA 10 copy trades roughly every 30 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).

PSA population

PSA has graded 826 copies of Wartortle at PSA 10 out of 5,550 total PSA graded — a 15% gem (PSA 10) rate.

Is grading worth it — at the real gem rate?

If it gems (10)+$240
Expected value at 15% gem rate+$70

Buying raw at $5 and grading: a 10 nets ~$270, a 9 nets ~$70. At this card's real 15% gem rate, the expected outcome is +$70 after a ~$25 grading fee — assuming a clean copy that grades 9 or 10. Below-9 outcomes make it worse; a sharp eye for centering and surface is what beats these odds.

Frequently asked questions

How much is Wartortle #42 worth in PSA 10?

A PSA 10 Wartortle (Base #42) is worth about $270, typically 230–311, based on recent real sold prices.

Is it worth grading Wartortle?

A PSA 10 sells for roughly 55× the raw price ($270 vs $5) — worth weighing against grading fees and the odds of a 10.

How many Wartortle PSA 10 exist?

PSA has graded 826 copies of Wartortle at PSA 10 out of 5550 total PSA graded.

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Wartortle (Base #42) PSA 10 — Pokémon market value $270. Source: CardTrack, https://cardtrack.com/pokemon/card/base/wartortle-42/psa-10