Squirtle96/127 · Platinum Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Normal
Typical copy sold $3 78 sales, all conditions
- PSA 8$201 sold · 90d · modelled · pop 16
- PSA 9$40pop 22
- PSA 10$460modelled · pop 6
Why prices differ
TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence78 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Sep 1, 2026eBay — Squirtle 96/127 Common Platinum Pokemon Lightly PlayedLP$4.50
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Squirtle 96/127 Common Platinum Pokemon Heavily PlayedHP$2.99
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Squirtle 96/127 Common Platinum Pokemon Lightly PlayedLP$5.95
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Squirtle 96/127 Platinum LP PokemonLP$5.49
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokémon Platinum Squirtle 96/127 - NM/LPLP$4.99
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Squirtle 96/127 Platinum Common NMNM$4.49
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pokémon Squirtle TCG Platinum Card Regular Common Card 96/127$3.50
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Squirtle 96/127 Platinum Common Regular Eng 60 HP Basic$7.00
By grade
- Raw$3.22104 sales
- PSA 8$25.592 sales
- CGC 9$45.002 sales
- PSA 9$40.001 sale
- PSA 7$60.661 sale
- PSA 10$4601 sale
- Lot$9.601 sale
- CGC 0.5$5.001 sale
From 113 completed sales recorded between Mar 2, 2026 and Sep 1, 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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NOT WORTH ITBased on 8 graded sales and 1,305,862 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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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.
Squirtle is a Common Pokémon card from Platinum (#96, released 2009), illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda. It's a Basic Water-type Pokémon with 60 HP, weak to Lightning +10. Its current blended market value is $5.79 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $460 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 79× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 4 September 2026.
Squirtle price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history91 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 $5 · Raw · 1 Sep 2026
How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces
Is Squirtle worth grading?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 9.7% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$380); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Squirtle is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
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 | $460.00 | $75 | +$380 | 79.4× |
| PSA 9 | $40.00 | $70 | −$36 | 6.9× |
| PSA 8 | $20.02 | $70 | −$56 | 3.5× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 62 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 9.7% | $460.00 |
| PSA 9 | 35.5% | $40.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 54.8% | $12.00 |
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 & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
Only 10% of 63 PSA-graded Squirtle copies are a gem-mint 10 (6 of 63) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Squirtle 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Squirtle 96/127 Platinum Regular - DMGRaw · eBay$1.79
Squirtle Common Platinum 96/127 HP cookedRaw · eBay$1.83
Squirtle Common Platinum 96/127 LPRaw · eBay$1.95
Squirtle 96/127 Common Platinum Pokemon Heavily PlayedRaw · eBay$1.99
Squirtle 96/127 Common Platinum Pokemon Heavily PlayedRaw · eBay$1.99
Squirtle 96/127 Platinum RegularRaw · eBay$2.00Cheapest raw copy $1.79 — 69% below our estimate of $6
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 6 | modelled$460$460–$460 | |
| PSA 9pop 22 | $40$34–$46 | |
| PSA 8pop 161 · 90d | modelled$20$20–$20 | |
| PSA 6pop 5 | modelled$9$9–$9 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $27 (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
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
151% spreadCurrently 151% 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.
🔥 Trending in the community
#43 on the radarSquirtle is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “Thoughts on old Japanese Promos?” · 40↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
“It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Squirtle cards
There are 9 different Squirtle printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Platinum #96 (Common).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Squirtle (Platinum #96) worth?
As of 4 September 2026, Squirtle from Platinum is worth approximately $5.79 ungraded (near-mint), and around $460 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 Squirtle?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Squirtle from Platinum is worth around $460 — roughly 79× the raw ungraded value of $5.79.
Should I grade my Squirtle?
A PSA 10 sells for about $460 versus $5.79 raw — roughly a 79× 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 Squirtle rare?
Squirtle is a Common card from Platinum (card #96), illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda. Its current blended market value is $5.79 ungraded.
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