Croconaw HeartGold & SoulSilver #38

Card #38 · Illustrated by kawayoo

80 HPWaterPokémonStage 1

Market value · ungraded

$4.35

▼ 7.9% · 30d

Blended across TCGplayer + Cardmarket
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint

$4.35

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9 different Croconaw printings exist — is this your card? HeartGold & SoulSilver #38

Croconaw is a Uncommon Pokémon card from HeartGold & SoulSilver (#38), illustrated by kawayoo. It's a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Totodile, weak to Grass ×2. Its current blended market value is $4.35 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

#9 most valuable Croconaw of 15 #103 most valuable in HeartGold & SoulSilver of 124

Competitive play · Limitless

0.2%

Played in 0.2% of competitive decks — 7 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$6.99

LPLightly Played$4.19

MPModerately Played$2.42

7-day—

30-day—

90-day—

All-time high$7

All-time low$7

Other printingsNormal · $1.40

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$4

Normal$1

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

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$4.19

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 8pop 5		$33$33–$33

“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

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Latest

$2.13

Period high

$2.18

Period low

$0.99

Change

▲ 115.2%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

Only 0% of 7 PSA-graded Croconaw copies are a gem-mint 10 (0 of 7) — the rest grade lower.

PSA7 gradedPSA 10 · 0 · 0% gem rate

Full grade breakdown (3 grades)

CGC30 gradedCGC 10 · 1 · 3% gem rate

Full grade breakdown (5 grades)

101

9.51

8.54

810

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

Should you grade it?

−$42

Raw $4.35 → graded PSA 8 ≈ $33.00
after ~$70.32 grading fee → 7.6× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 8	$33.00	$70.32	−$42	7.6×

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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Cross-market prices

80% spread

TCGplayer · cheapest$4

PriceCharting · dearest$8

Currently 80% 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 · 30dFalling -8%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 80% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

80% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$1

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Card text

Evolves from Totodile.

Wave Splash30

Water · Colorless

Big Bite50

Water · Colorless · Colorless

The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.

Weakness Grass ×2Retreat 2

“If it loses a fang, a new one grows back in its place. There are always 48 fangs lining its mouth.”

About the Pokémon

Big Jaw PokémonGEN IITotodile → Croconaw → Feraligatr

If it loses a fang, a new one grows back in its place. There are always 48 fangs lining its mouth.

Card details

SetHeartGold & SoulSilver →

Number#38

RarityUncommon

PokémonAll Croconaw cards →

GenerationGen II · Johto →

Artistkawayoo →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeWater

HP80

Evolves fromTotodile

WeaknessGrass ×2

Retreat cost2

National Pokédex#159

Card IDhgss1-38

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Croconaw cards

There are 9 different Croconaw printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is HeartGold & SoulSilver #38 (Uncommon).