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Politoed Pokémon Cards

National Dex
#186
Printed
2001–2022
Sets
8
Rarities
3
Total value
$1,048
raw, near mint
Cards priced
10
9 with PSA 10
Most valuable
$579
Skyridge
Typical PSA 10
22.5×
median of 9

CardTrack prices 10 different Politoed cards across 8 sets, from 2001 to 2022, worth $1,048 together. The most valuable is the Politoed from Skyridge at $578.65 ungraded, about $13,000 in PSA 10. Every price below is a blended raw value from real sold results, updated daily.

Politoed is a Water-type Pokémon (Generation II).

All 10 Politoed cards

Filter by set or rarity, sort by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move.

10 cards

Where the Politoed money is

Value is not spread evenly across the printings — the ranking below is by total tracked value, not by card count, the same measure as the most valuable Pokémon cards.

The top 3 of 10 Politoed cards hold 86% of the $1,048 total. The remaining 7 share what is left, which is why a “complete Politoed collection” in the collection tracker costs far less than the headline suggests until you reach the top row.

What grading a Politoed is worth

Across the 9 Politoed cards that have both a raw price and a real PSA 10 price.

Typical (median)

22.5×

half are above, half below

Middle half

18.9× – 75.1×

the 25th to 75th percentile

Cheapest card

1.3×

smallest gap

Largest gap

178×

one card, near-zero raw

This is the median, not the average. Averaging the ratios gives 50.9×, which only 3 of 9 cards (33%) actually reach: a card worth a few cents raw with a three-figure slab produces a ratio in the hundreds and drags the mean above almost the whole set. The median is what a card in the middle really does, and it is the figure to take to the grading ROI calculator.

Strongest Politoed grading opportunities

Ranked by expected net — every grade weighted by how often this card actually earns it (the gem rate beside each card is its PSA 10 share). Best case is the PSA 10 outcome, which is why it is the larger number and the one to trust least.

All 5 Politoed grading picks →

Every Politoed card, by set

Collecting Politoed cards

Politoed has been printed in every era of the game, from 2001 (Neo Discovery) to 2022 (Lost Origin). The Vintage (1999–2003) era holds the most printings, 4 of the 10, and it holds the value too: $775, 74% of the total.

Politoed cards are affordable but not bulk: 3 of the 10 priced cards sit under $5 raw, the cheapest being the Politoed, and the median card is worth about $18.78. 4 are worth $50 or more, and 1 clears $500. Those 4 cards hold 94% of the total on this page.

By rarity the printings split into 3 tiers, led by Rare Holo (5), Rare (4) and Rare Holo EX (1). 9 of the 10 cards carry a PSA 10 price, the figure the grading section uses; those cards are worth about $19.99 raw at the median, against $4.43 for the 1 with no gem-mint price on file.

The grid filters by set and rarity and sorts by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move, so the cheapest Politoed is one sort away (add the rarity filter for the cheapest holo); the by-set index above lists every card as text for when you know the number. Prices are CardTrack's blended raw value from real sold results, updated today.

Politoed card questions

How many Politoed cards are there?

CardTrack tracks 10 priced Politoed cards across 8 Pokémon TCG sets, printed between 2001 and 2022. 9 of them also carry a real PSA 10 price.

What is the most valuable Politoed card?

The most valuable Politoed card is the Politoed from Skyridge (#H23) at about $578.65 ungraded, or around $13,000 in PSA 10 gem mint.

How much is a complete Politoed collection worth?

All 10 tracked Politoed cards come to approximately $1,048 in raw near-mint condition. The value is concentrated: the top 3 cards alone account for 86% of it.

How much more is a graded Politoed card worth?

A typical Politoed card in PSA 10 sells for about 22.5× its raw price — that is the median across the 9 cards with both a raw and a PSA 10 price. Half fall between 18.9× and 75.1×, and the very cheapest cards can show far larger multiples simply because their raw price is near zero.

What is the cheapest Politoed card?

The cheapest priced Politoed card CardTrack tracks is the Politoed from Lost Origin (#32) at about $0.33. 3 of the 10 priced cards sit under $5, so cheap Politoed cards exist, but most cost more.

Which set has the most Politoed cards?

Skyridge has the most Politoed printings, 2 of the 10. It also holds the most Politoed value, about $665.

Which Politoed card is worth grading?

On expected profit the Politoed from Skyridge leads, at about $3,395 profit per submission after fees, with 24% of 634 graded copies coming back PSA 10. The full ranking covers all 5 gradeable Politoed cards.