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Misty's Poliwhirl Gym Heroes #53 Pokémon card
Uncommon

Misty's Poliwhirl

Gym Heroes · 53/132 · Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
70 HPWaterPokémonStage 1

Market value · ungraded · Unlimited

$2.39 8.8% · 30d
Confidencehigh
Range$2$7
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. TCGplayer + Cardmarket. Updated 20 August 2026. 2 sources agree within 25%. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$2.39

What this price is based on

Low confidence

Only 1 sale in the last 90 days.

Median · CGC 10$38.402 sales
Trimmed mean$30.00outliers removed
Range$30.00$46.80lowest to highest sale
Sales rate0.5/mo4 recorded

Recent CGC 10 sales

By grade

  • CGC 10$38.402 sales
  • CGC 9.5$25.201 sale
  • CGC 9$27.601 sale

From 4 completed sales recorded between Sep 29, 2025 and Jun 8, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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NOT WORTH IT

Based on 4 graded sales and 1,889,841 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Misty's Poliwhirl is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Gym Heroes (#53), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon with 70 HP, evolving from Misty's Poliwag, weak to Grass ×2. Its current blended market value is $2.39 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $65 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 27× 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

Price history · Raw

1 Sept 202320 Aug 2026
Latest
$2.39
Period high
$10.78
Period low
$1.99
Change
20.1%
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Verified sales history10 in 90 daysreal completed listings

DateGradePriceCert
16 Aug 2026PSA 9$36.00#75791811
8 Aug 2026PSA 9$32.47#132654168
1 Aug 2026PSA 9$37.98#110324489
18 Jul 2026PSA 5$14.50#148018143
21 Jun 2026PSA 6$15.37#92604187
1 Mar 2026PSA 7$18.00#92911747
1 Jan 2026PSA 9$32.65#59344683
7 Dec 2025PSA 9$30.00#59344684
30 Nov 2025PSA 9$16.50#59344683
28 Aug 2025PSA 3$12.00#116301024

Should you grade it?

$48

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 13.6% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case $8); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)13.6%
Expected return$48
PSA 10 best case$8
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Misty's Poliwhirl is a Uncommoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.

PSA 10 (gem mint)13.6%12 of 88
PSA 940.9%36 of 88
PSA graded so far88
Gem Mint 1012
Total graded88

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 gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$64.95$71$827.2×
PSA 9$37.84$70$3515.8×
PSA 8$6.06$70$662.5×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 88 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1013.6%$65.00
PSA 940.9%$38.00
PSA ≤845.5%$2.00

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 14% of 88 PSA-graded Misty's Poliwhirl copies are a gem-mint 10 (12 of 88) — the rest grade lower.

PSA88 gradedPSA 10 · 12 · 14% gem
1012
936
820
75
66
54
42
31
21
11
CGC658 gradedCGC 10 · 112 · 17% gem
10112
9.526
9200
8.5164
854

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Misty's Poliwhirl 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$2.28
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 12$65$55$75
PSA 9pop 36$38$32$44
PSA 8pop 20$6$5$7
PSA 7pop 5$5$4$6
“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.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
1st Edition · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$2.39
LPLightly Played$1.59
MPModerately Played$0.92
HPHeavily Played$0.66
DMGDamaged$0.43
7-day 9.3%
30-day 9.6%
90-day 19.6%
All-time high$2
All-time low$1
Other printingsUnlimited · $2.90
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost

For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $19 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.

Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately

Price by variant

1st Edition$11
Unlimited$3

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

Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

25% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$2
PriceCharting · dearest$3

Currently 25% cheaper on Cardmarket 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 · 30dFalling -9%
Cross-marketSome gap 25% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

70% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$2
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Evolves from Misty's Poliwag.

Rapids20
Water · Colorless

If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of those Energy cards and discard it.

Water Punch30+
Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Flip a number of coins equal to the number of Water Energy attached to Misty's Poliwhirl. This attack does 30 damage plus 10 damage for each heads.

Weakness Grass ×2Retreat 2
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#53
RarityUncommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeWater
HP70
Evolves fromMisty's Poliwag
WeaknessGrass ×2
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#61
Card IDgym1-53
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Misty's Poliwhirl (Gym Heroes #53) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Misty's Poliwhirl from Gym Heroes is worth approximately $2.39 ungraded (near-mint), and around $65 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 Misty's Poliwhirl?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Misty's Poliwhirl from Gym Heroes is worth around $65 — roughly 27× the raw ungraded value of $2.39.

Should I grade my Misty's Poliwhirl?

A PSA 10 sells for about $65 versus $2.39 raw — roughly a 27× 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 Misty's Poliwhirl rare?

Misty's Poliwhirl is a Uncommon card from Gym Heroes (card #53), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $2.39 ungraded.

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