How often does Poliwhirl 38/102 sell?

Poliwhirl 38/102 Base Set recorded 309 sales across every grade in the last 90 days (90 in the last 30), most recently on Nov 10, 2026. The highest recent sale was $200 for a PSA 10 copy on Oct 5, 2026.

What is the most valuable card in Base Set?

The most valuable card in Base Set is Charizard 4/102, at about $731 ungraded. Poliwhirl 38/102 ranks 55th of 102.

What set is Poliwhirl 38/102 from?

Poliwhirl 38/102 is from the English Pokémon TCG set Base Set, released Jan 9, 1999, in the Wizards of the Coast era. Its rarity is Uncommon.

What does Base Set cost to complete?

As of Nov 12, 2026, Base Set costs about $1,953 ungraded (102 of 102 cards priced).

Which printing of Poliwhirl 38/102 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?

Poliwhirl 38/102 comes in 3 printings: Unlimited $2.12 ungraded, 1st Edition $30.00 ungraded, Shadowless $5.02 ungraded. 1st Edition, Shadowless or Unlimited: look for the black “Edition 1” stamp first. Without it, no drop shadow down the right of the picture box means Shadowless; a shadow means Unlimited.

What is Poliwhirl 38/102 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?

As of Nov 12, 2026, Poliwhirl 38/102 is about $2.12 ungraded near mint (263 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $59.00 (20 sales); PSA 10: too few sales to price.

Is Poliwhirl 38/102 worth grading?

As of Nov 12, 2026, against $2.12 raw, a PSA 9 sells for about $59.00 and, after PSA’s Standard fee ($59.99), shipping and selling fees, leaves about $35.75 less than selling raw; a PSA 8 sells for about $31.00 and, after PSA’s Standard fee ($59.99), shipping and selling fees, leaves about $60.04 less than selling raw. +18% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10.

UnlimitedUncommon1999Wizards of the Coast era

PoliwhirlBase Set 38/102 price & value

Name: Poliwhirl 38/102 Base Set
Brand: Pokémon
SKU: base1-38

Printing: UnlimitedOther printings: 1st Edition $30.00 ungraded, Shadowless $5.02 ungraded

Japanese prints: 15 Japanese Poliwhirl cards are listed, $0.22 to $20.25 ungraded.

Poliwhirl 38/102, Base Set Pokémon card — Press the card to zoom in

UltraBall Market ValueUngraded

$2.12

up +4.7%4 weeks · Steady

High confidence

How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.

263 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
90 sales on record listed as near mint
Last sale Nov 10, 2026

How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value →

High liquidity100/100

High liquidity

Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.

About 88 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.

How we measure liquidity →

Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 263 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026

Graded: PSA 9 $59.00

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People ask about this card

What does Base Set cost to complete?: As of Nov 12, 2026, Base Set costs about $1,953 ungraded (102 of 102 cards priced). Base Set cost to complete.
Which printing of Poliwhirl 38/102 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?: Poliwhirl 38/102 comes in 3 printings: Unlimited $2.12 ungraded, 1st Edition $30.00 ungraded, Shadowless $5.02 ungraded. 1st Edition, Shadowless or Unlimited: look for the black “Edition 1” stamp first. Without it, no drop shadow down the right of the picture box means Shadowless; a shadow means Unlimited. Printings compared.
What is Poliwhirl 38/102 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?: As of Nov 12, 2026, Poliwhirl 38/102 is about $2.12 ungraded near mint (263 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $59.00 (20 sales); PSA 10: too few sales to price. Every grade’s price.
Is Poliwhirl 38/102 worth grading?: As of Nov 12, 2026, against $2.12 raw, a PSA 9 sells for about $59.00 and, after PSA’s Standard fee ($59.99), shipping and selling fees, leaves about $35.75 less than selling raw; a PSA 8 sells for about $31.00 and, after PSA’s Standard fee ($59.99), shipping and selling fees, leaves about $60.04 less than selling raw. +18% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10. Grading calculator.

Price history

Poliwhirl 38/102 price over time

Nov 11Feb 11May 13Aug 13Nov 12

Recorded prices, joined day to day

Ungraded, 1 year: $1.81 on Nov 11, 2025, $2.12 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $1.46, highest $2.49.

Now: $2.12
4 weeks: +4.7%
90 days: −1.2%
1 year: +14%
Highest, 1Y: $2.49
Lowest, 1Y: $1.46

Recorded history starts December 2020. Earlier history is monthly averages; from August 29, 2026 the line is a smoothed 7-day average of daily prices, so single-day swings don’t show. Between recorded prices, the line and its daily values are estimated from the prices either side.

Poliwhirl 38/102 price by month

Ungraded, at the end of each month, newest first: the line above read off at each month’s last day. The latest month ends on today’s UltraBall Market Value.

Month	Ungraded	Change on month
November 2026to Nov 12, 2026	$2.12	up +7.6%
October 2026	$1.97	down −6.6%
September 2026	$2.11	0.0%
August 2026	$2.11	–
July 2026	$1.96	down −21%
June 2026	$2.49	up +25%
May 2026	$1.99	down −4.2%
April 2026	$2.08	up +17%
March 2026	$1.78	up +21%
February 2026	$1.46	down −34%
January 2026	$2.23	up +38%
December 2025	$1.61	down −11%

Matched to this exact card

Recent verified sales

Latest 26

RawPoliwhirl 38/102 Base Set 2 Regular Uncommon English 1999 Vintage PokemonNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $1.75
RawPoliwhirl 38/102 Uncommon Base Set Unlimited Pokemon Near MintNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $2.26
RawPoliwhirl 38/102 Uncommon Base Set Unlimited Pokemon Near MintNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $2.83
RawPoliwhirl Base Set - 38/102 Pokemon Card MPNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Sold as moderate play · View listing · $1.62
RawPokémon Wizards of the Coast Poliwhirl 038/102 Base SetNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $5.15
RawPokémon TCG Base Set Poliwhirl 38/102Nov 9, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $1.49
RawPoliwhirl 38/102 Base Set Unlimited Pokemon Lightly PlayedNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $2.49
RawPoliwhirl - 4th Print 1999-2000 - 38/102 Base Set - Pokémon TCGLikely best offer · asking price shownNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · Asking price, up to $13.61asking
CGC 8.51999 Pokemon Poliwhirl 38/102 Base Set Unlimited Graded CGC 8.5Nov 9, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $20.00
CGC 7.51999 Pokemon Base Set Poliwhirl #38 CGC 7.5 NRMT+Nov 9, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · View listing · $6.00
PSA 91999 Pokemon Base Set Unlimited Poliwhirl #38 PSA 9 MINTNov 8, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $79.20
CGC 81999 Pokemon Base Set Poliwhirl #38 CGC 8 NM-MTNov 8, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · View listing · $10.00
CGC 71999 Pokemon Base Set Poliwhirl #38 CGC 7 NRMTNov 8, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · View listing · $8.00
PSA 91999 POKEMON BASE SET UNLIMITED #38 POLIWHIRL PSA 9Oct 30, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $60.00
PSA 91999 Pokemon Base Set Poliwhirl #38/102 PSA 9 MINT WOTC VintageOct 11, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $46.00

Every sale here was matched to this exact card: the right number, set, printing and language, one card per listing, raw kept apart from graded. Where a venue sells by card and gives no listing title to check, the row says the venue named the card. Listings we can’t be sure of are left out. A price marked ≤ is an asking price, not a confirmed sale. On an accepted best offer we show what the buyer paid, not the asking price; where that isn’t on record the asking price is shown as a ceiling and never counts towards the price. A sale marked unusual is far from that grade’s market price: it stays on the record, and is left out of this page’s latest-sale and comparison figures. Sales record updated Nov 11, 2026.

Graded values

Poliwhirl 38/102 price by grade

Poliwhirl 38/102: market price, 4-week change, sales pace and last sale by grade
Grade	Market value	4 wk	Sales/moSales a month	Last sale
UngradedHigh. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.	$2.12Last $1.75 · Nov 10, 2026	up +4.7%	88High liquidity. High	$1.75Nov 10, 2026High. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
PSA 927.8× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$59.00Last $79.20 · Nov 8, 2026	down −11%	4Medium liquidity. Medium	$79.20Nov 8, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.
PSA 814.6× rawHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.	$31.00Last $49.99 · Nov 4, 2026	down −0.9%	2Medium liquidity. Medium	$49.99Nov 4, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.
PSA 73.8× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.	$8.07Last $17.49 · Aug 13, 2026	down −12% volatile	No recent sales	$17.49Aug 13, 2026Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
CGC 1026.6× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$56.40Last $23.50 · Aug 20, 2026	–	0.7Low liquidity. Low	$23.50Aug 20, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.

Each graded row counts only that grade's sales; the ungraded row counts every condition. Sales a month is the 90-day pace. Last sale is the latest verified sale, never an asking price. How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value

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If it gets a PSA 9: −$35.75
If it gets a PSA 8: −$60.04
PSA fee for a PSA 9: $59.99 Standard
Slab sale price to break even: $100at Standard, $59.99
Grading pays, at today’s prices: No priced grade
Historical PSA 10 rate: 18%

Against selling raw at $2.12, after the PSA fee for what the slab is worth (a 9 goes in at Standard, $59.99; a 8 at the same level), $25.00 shipping and insurance, and eBay US selling fees, as the selling calculator works them out, with its usual $5 postage and $1 packing on each sale: the same sum as the selling calculator. Each grade is charged the fee level its own slab price needs, so the break-even price carries the fee for a slab at that price, not the PSA 10 fee. These are outcomes if the card gets each grade, not the chance that it will. PSA has graded 1,573 copies; 284 got a 10.

Population

PSA graded: 1,573; +26 Sep 28, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
PSA 10: 284; no change, Sep 28, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
PSA 9: 598; +5 Sep 28, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
Historical PSA 10 rate: 18%; PSA 10s of all graded

A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 38% of the Base Set cards PSA has graded enough of.

Grader	Graded	10s	9s	10s share
PSA	1,573	284	598	18%
CGC	1,196	91	276	7.6%
BGS	64	0	35	0.00%
SGC	22	2	4	9.1%

PSA graded: 1,573
10s: 284
10s share: 18%
Historical PSA 10 rate: 18%

Every PSA grade (13)

PSA population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	284	18%
9	598	38%
8.5	5	0.32%
8	340	22%
7.5	1	0.06%
7	167	11%
6.5	1	0.06%
6	91	5.8%
5	53	3.4%
4	19	1.2%
3	11	0.70%
2	7	0.44%
1	3	0.19%

PSA’s count of Nov 10, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.

CGC graded: 1,196
10s: 91
10s share: 7.6%
Historical CGC gem rate: 7.6%; Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s

Every CGC grade (18)

CGC population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	91	7.6%
9.5	60	5.0%
9	276	23%
8.5	271	23%
8	152	13%
7.5	98	8.2%
7	58	4.8%
6.5	52	4.3%
6	47	3.9%
5.5	30	2.5%
5	20	1.7%
4.5	19	1.6%
4	4	0.33%
3.5	3	0.25%
2.5	3	0.25%
2	1	0.08%
1	1	0.08%
Authentic	10	0.84%

CGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; CGC’s own gem is 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s.

Beckett graded: 64
10s: 0
10s share: 0%
Historical Beckett gem rate: 7.8%; Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s

Every Beckett grade (7)

Beckett population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
9.5	5	7.8%
9	35	55%
8.5	18	28%
8	2	3.1%
7.5	1	1.6%
6	1	1.6%
4.5	2	3.1%

Beckett’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; Beckett’s own gem is 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s.

SGC graded: 22
10s: 2
10s share: 9.1%
Historical SGC gem rate: 9.1%; Gem: 10s and Pristine 10s

Every SGC grade (9)

SGC population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	2	9.1%
9.5	2	9.1%
9	4	18%
8.5	7	32%
8	2	9.1%
7	2	9.1%
6	1	4.5%
5	1	4.5%
4	1	4.5%

SGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; SGC’s own gem is 10s and Pristine 10s.

PSA’s count of Nov 10, 2026; the changes are PSA’s weekly report from Sep 28, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026. CGC, BGS and SGC as of Nov 10, 2026; their 10s include Pristine, Perfect and Black Label 10s. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.

PSA 10 price against PSA’s population

The same 14 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026: the price on the day of each weekly PSA report, and the report’s counts. Side by side, not cause and effect.

Left: PSA 10 price, US$. Right: PSA graded copies.

About

About this card

This page prices the Unlimited print. A 1st Edition Poliwhirl sells for about $30.00 ungraded. A Shadowless Poliwhirl sells for about $5.02 ungraded.

Poliwhirl is card 38 of 102 in the Base Set price guide, a set released in January 1999 during the Wizards of the Coast era. Its rarity is Uncommon. The artwork is by Ken Sugimori. In the checklist it sits after Nidorino 37/102 and before Porygon 39/102.

It is the 55th most valuable of the 102 priced cards in Base Set, behind Charizard 4/102 (see the most valuable Base Set cards).

It is one of 18 English Poliwhirl cards, and ranks 9th among them by ungraded value; the most valuable is Poliwhirl from 151. Compare them all in the most valuable Poliwhirl cards.

What the data says

The ungraded value has held within 10% over four weeks (+4.7% on 7-day averages), on 263 ungraded sales in 90 days.

Ungraded copies are cheap, but graded ones are not: a PSA 9 is valued at $59.00.

PSA has graded 1,573 copies, 284 of them PSA 10 (18%). That describes the copies sent in, not the chance a given card grades 10.

From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Nov 10, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market

Market snapshot

How each figure is worked out

4 weeks: +4.7%ungraded, between 7-day averages
90 days: −1.2%ungraded; before Aug 29, 2026 from monthly averages
1 year: +14%ungraded; before Aug 29, 2026 from monthly averages
Direction: Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
High since daily tracking: 11% under$2.31 on Sep 11, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Aug 29, 2026
Liquidity: High87.7 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
Price confidence: High confidenceMany recent comparable sales that agree closely.
Ungraded sold: 81in 30 days; 263 in 90
PSA 10 population: 284of 1,573 PSA graded, count of Nov 10, 2026
Population change: +26graded, 0 PSA 10s, Sep 28, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026

Printings compared

Unlimited · this pageNo 1st Edition stamp, and a drop shadow down the right-hand edge of the art box. This is the common print.$2.12 ungraded
1st EditionA black “Edition 1” stamp to the lower left of the art box.$30.00 ungraded
ShadowlessBase Set only. No drop shadow on the right of the art box, thinner HP text, and no 1st Edition stamp.$5.02 ungraded

1st Edition, Shadowless or Unlimited: look for the black “Edition 1” stamp first. Without it, no drop shadow down the right of the picture box means Shadowless; a shadow means Unlimited.

Card details

Set: Base Set
Number: 38/102
Set code: BS
Rarity: Uncommon
Released: Jan 9, 1999
Era: Wizards of the Coast
Pokémon: Poliwhirl
Pokédex no.: #0061
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Printings: Unlimited, 1st Edition, Shadowless

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