PolitoedH23/H144 · Skyridge Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$7894 sold · 90d · pop 126
- PSA 9$9501 sold · 90d · pop 240
- PSA 10$5,20010 sold · 90d · pop 157
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 →
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Skyridge #H23/H144, 2003. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Politoed is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Skyridge (#H23, released 2003), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. It's a Stage 2 Water-type Pokémon with 110 HP, evolving from Poliwhirl, weak to Lightning ×2. It's listed among our holo rares. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 15 September 2026.
Politoed price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence16 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
8 of 10 verified sales were competitive auctions — this price reflects real bidding, not asking prices. A graded copy trades roughly every day (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$20028 sales · 16 in 90d, sells regularly
- PSA 10$4,90013 sales · 10 in 90d, sells regularly
- CGC 10$1,9776 sales · 5 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 9$7804 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 8$7234 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 6$3932 sales
- CGC 9$5482 sales
- BGS 9.5$1,0982 sales
Is Politoed worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 9 — worth $950 against the $649 you put in. The money is in the 1 in 2 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $950–$4,900. Averaged over every outcome that is +$1,082 a card.
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These are set to a flawless copy — the answer above. Change any of them to re-price it for the card in your hand.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Politoed is a Holo / V / ex in Skyridge — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 32 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 97 packs.
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 | $5,200.00 | $671 | +$4,051 | 10.9× |
| PSA 9 | $950.00 | $109 | +$363 | 2.0× |
| PSA 8 | $789.00 | $108 | +$203 | 1.7× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 634 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 24.4% | $4,900.00 |
| PSA 9 — typical | 36.4% | $950.00 |
| PSA 8 | 18% | $789.00 |
| PSA 7 | 7.3% | $267.01 |
| PSA 6 | 7.1% | $267.01 |
| PSA 5 | 3.5% | $120.00 |
| PSA 4 | 0.8% | $59.95 |
| PSA 3 | 0.9% | $59.95 |
| PSA 2 | 0.5% | $35.00 |
| PSA 1 | 0.9% | $35.00 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 0.2% | $477.70 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; 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
157 of the 671 PSA-graded Politoed copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 23%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 671.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 126.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Politoed 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Politoed H23/H32 Skyridge Holo Ultra Rare Pokemon TCG WOTC Vintage HPRaw · eBay$166.40
Politoed H23/H32 Skyridge Holo Ultra Rare Pokemon TCG Nintendo vintage HPRaw · eBay$169.99
Pokemon Politoed H23/H32 - Skyridge HOLO E-ReaderRaw · eBay$405.72Cheapest raw copy $405.72 — 15% below our near-mint estimate of $478
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 157 | $5,200$4,420–$5,980 | |
| PSA 9pop 240 | ✓ 24 cert-verified$950$657–$966 | |
| PSA 8pop 126 | ✓ 10 cert-verified$789$540–$789 | |
| PSA 7pop 47 | 3 sold$267$227–$307 | |
| PSA 5pop 23 | modelled$120$120–$120 | |
| PSA 4pop 7 | modelled$60$60–$60 | |
| PSA 2pop 3 | modelled$35$35–$35 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $463 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
132% spreadCurrently 132% 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.
🇪🇺 Europe price · eBay sold
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Poliwhirl.
Attach any number of basic Energy cards from your hand to Politoed.
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage.
Move 2 Water Energy cards attached to Politoed to 1 or 2 of your Benched Pokémon. (You may put both on the same Pokémon or 1 each on 2 different Pokémon.) If you have no Benched Pokémon, ignore this effect.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Politoed cards
There are 9 different Politoed printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Skyridge #H23 (Rare Holo). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Politoed (Skyridge #H23) worth?
As of 15 September 2026, Politoed from Skyridge is worth approximately $477.70 ungraded (near-mint), and around $5,200 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 Politoed?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Politoed from Skyridge is worth around $5,200 — roughly 11× the raw ungraded value of $477.70.
Should I grade my Politoed?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Politoed rare?
Politoed is a Rare Holo card from Skyridge (card #H23).
How do I know if my Politoed is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
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