How much is a PSA 10 Wartortle 42/102 worth?

A PSA 10 Wartortle 42/102 Base Set is worth about $255; PSA 9 about $90.00, PSA 8 about $39.40, PSA 7 about $34.99. That is about 40× the ungraded value.

How often does Wartortle 42/102 sell?

Wartortle 42/102 Base Set recorded 703 sales across every grade in the last 90 days (261 in the last 30), most recently on Nov 10, 2026. The highest recent sale was $460 for a PSA 9 copy on Oct 21, 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. Wartortle 42/102 ranks 31st of 102.

What set is Wartortle 42/102 from?

Wartortle 42/102 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 Wartortle 42/102 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?

Wartortle 42/102 comes in 3 printings: Unlimited $6.30 ungraded, 1st Edition $90.00 ungraded, Shadowless $11.69 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 Wartortle 42/102 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?

As of Nov 12, 2026, Wartortle 42/102 is about $6.30 ungraded near mint (579 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $90.00 (39 sales); PSA 10 about $255 (16 sales).

Is Wartortle 42/102 worth grading?

As of Nov 12, 2026, against $6.30 raw, a PSA 10 sells for about $255 and, after PSA’s Standard fee ($59.99), shipping and selling fees, leaves about $131 more than selling raw; a PSA 9 sells for about $90.00 and, after PSA’s Standard fee ($59.99), shipping and selling fees, leaves about $12.48 less than selling raw. +14% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10.

UnlimitedUncommon1999Wizards of the Coast era

WartortleBase Set 42/102 price & value

Name: Wartortle 42/102 Base Set
Brand: Pokémon
SKU: base1-42

Printing: UnlimitedOther printings: 1st Edition $90.00 ungraded, Shadowless $11.69 ungraded

Japanese prints: 14 Japanese Wartortle cards are listed, $0.38 to $140 ungraded.

Wartortle 42/102, Base Set Pokémon card — Press the card to zoom in

UltraBall Market ValueUngraded

$6.30

down −8.2%4 weeks · Steady

Medium confidence

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

Sits well below this card's PSA 7 price (35 USD): played or mis-described copies are likely weighing on the ungraded figure
579 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
130 sales on record listed as near mint
Price sources within ±4% of the figure
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 193 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.

How we measure liquidity →

Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 579 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026

Graded: PSA 9 $90.00PSA 10 $255

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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 Wartortle 42/102 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?: Wartortle 42/102 comes in 3 printings: Unlimited $6.30 ungraded, 1st Edition $90.00 ungraded, Shadowless $11.69 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 Wartortle 42/102 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?: As of Nov 12, 2026, Wartortle 42/102 is about $6.30 ungraded near mint (579 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $90.00 (39 sales); PSA 10 about $255 (16 sales). Every grade’s price.
Is Wartortle 42/102 worth grading?: As of Nov 12, 2026, against $6.30 raw, a PSA 10 sells for about $255 and, after PSA’s Standard fee ($59.99), shipping and selling fees, leaves about $131 more than selling raw; a PSA 9 sells for about $90.00 and, after PSA’s Standard fee ($59.99), shipping and selling fees, leaves about $12.48 less than selling raw. +14% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10. Grading calculator.

Price history

Wartortle 42/102 price over time

Nov 11Feb 11May 13Aug 13Nov 12

Recorded prices, joined day to day

Ungraded, 1 year: $2.91 on Nov 11, 2025, $6.30 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $2.18, highest $8.05.

Now: $6.30
4 weeks: −8.2%
90 days: +28%
1 year: +122%
Highest, 1Y: $8.05
Lowest, 1Y: $2.18

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.

Wartortle 42/102 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	$6.30	down −15%
October 2026	$7.40	down −2.8%
September 2026	$7.61	up +52%
August 2026	$5.00	–
July 2026	$2.84	down −3.3%
June 2026	$2.94	down −9.4%
May 2026	$3.24	down −17%
April 2026	$3.89	up +26%
March 2026	$3.09	up +11%
February 2026	$2.78	up +1.4%
January 2026	$2.74	up +26%
December 2025	$2.18	down −25%

Matched to this exact card

Recent verified sales

Latest 29

RawWizards of the Coast Pokémon TCG Wartortle 42/102 Base Set Uncommon 70 HP 1999Nov 10, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $4.00
RawPokémon TCG Wartortle 42/102 Base Set Uncommon Regular UnlimitedUnusual priceNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $2.00
RawWartortle 42/102 Uncommon Base Set MP PokemonUnusual priceNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Sold as moderate play · View listing · $1.49
RawWartortle 42/102 Base Set 1999 Pokemon Uncommon LP Vintage WOTCNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $3.49
RawWartortle 42/102 Base Set 1999 WOTC Uncommon Unlimited English Pokemon TCGNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $2.44
RawWizards of the Coast Pokemon TCG Wartortle 42/102 Base Set Uncommon 70 HPUnusual priceNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $1.99
PSA 8PSA 8 NM-MT Wartortle 42/102 - Unlimited Base Set 1999 - UncommonNov 10, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $68.00
PSA 81999 POKEMON BASE SET UNLIMITED #42 WARTORTLE PSA 8Nov 10, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $41.00
RawWartortle 42/102 Base Set Unlimited Uncommon 1999 WOTC Pokemon TCG LPNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $4.99
RawWartortle 042/102 Base Set RegularNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $2.69
PSA 101999 Pokemon Base Set Wartortle #42 PSA 10 GEM MINTNov 9, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · View listing · $252
PSA 9Wartortle | 042/102 | PSA 9 | Base Set | G20Nov 8, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $49.40
PSA 8Pokemon WARTORTLE #42 Base Set Unlimited PSA 8 NM-MT 1999Nov 8, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $26.00
PSA 10Wartortle 042/102 Base Set Regular Uncommon Vintage Low Population PSA 10Nov 8, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $400
PSA 9PSA 9 Wartortle 42/102 Base Set 1999 Unlimited WOTC Pokemon Card - MintNov 6, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $102
CGC 8.5Wartortle #42 Base Set 1999 Pokemon Game CGC 8.5 💦Nov 5, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $39.99

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

Wartortle 42/102 price by grade

Wartortle 42/102: 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.	$6.30Last $4.00 · Nov 10, 2026	down −8.2%	193High liquidity. High	$4.00Nov 10, 2026High. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
PSA 1040.5× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.	$255Last $252 · Nov 9, 2026	up +17%	5Medium liquidity. Medium	$252Nov 9, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
PSA 914.3× rawHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.	$90.00Last $49.40 · Nov 8, 2026	up +7.5%	8High liquidity. High	$49.40Nov 8, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.
PSA 86.3× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.	$39.40Last $68.00 · Nov 10, 2026	down −32%	7Medium liquidity. Medium	$68.00Nov 10, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
PSA 75.6× rawHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.	$34.99Last $24.57 · Nov 2, 2026	0.0%	5Medium liquidity. Medium	$24.57Nov 2, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.
PSA 64.6× rawHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.	$29.00Last $44.99 · Oct 21, 2026	–	4Medium liquidity. Medium	$44.99Oct 21, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely.
CGC 107.2× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.	$45.60Last $42.00 · Oct 12, 2026	–	1Medium liquidity. Medium	$42.00Oct 12, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
BGS 1055.7× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.	$351	–	No recent sales	–Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.

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 10: +$131
If it gets a PSA 9: −$12.48
PSA fee for a PSA 10: $59.99 Standard
Slab sale price to break even: $104at Standard, $59.99
Grading pays, at today’s prices: PSA 10 only
Historical PSA 10 rate: 14%

Against selling raw at $6.30, after the PSA fee for what the slab is worth (a 10 goes in at Standard, $59.99; a 9 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 5,718 copies; 829 got a 10.

Population

PSA graded: 5,718; +58 Sep 28, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
PSA 10: 829; no change, Sep 28, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
PSA 9: 1,917; +12 Sep 28, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
Historical PSA 10 rate: 14%; PSA 10s of all graded

A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 19% of the Base Set cards PSA has graded enough of.

Grader	Graded	10s	9s	10s share
PSA	5,718	829	1,917	14%
CGC	2,059	139	336	6.8%
BGS	121	0	57	0.00%
SGC	50	3	10	6.0%

PSA graded: 5,718
10s: 829
10s share: 14%
Historical PSA 10 rate: 14%

Every PSA grade (11)

PSA population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	829	14%
9	1,917	33%
8.5	12	0.21%
8	1,363	24%
7	715	12%
6	434	7.6%
5	275	4.8%
4	110	1.9%
3	39	0.68%
2	24	0.42%
1	12	0.21%

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

CGC graded: 2,059
10s: 139
10s share: 6.8%
Historical CGC gem rate: 6.8%; Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s

Every CGC grade (19)

CGC population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	139	6.8%
9.5	46	2.2%
9	336	16%
8.5	350	17%
8	323	16%
7.5	268	13%
7	183	8.9%
6.5	122	5.9%
6	73	3.5%
5.5	78	3.8%
5	50	2.4%
4.5	30	1.5%
4	12	0.58%
3.5	12	0.58%
3	3	0.15%
2.5	7	0.34%
2	1	0.05%
Authentic, altered	1	0.05%
Authentic	25	1.2%

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: 121
10s: 0
10s share: 0%
Historical Beckett gem rate: 12%; Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s

Every Beckett grade (10)

Beckett population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
9.5	14	12%
9	57	47%
8.5	18	15%
8	14	12%
7.5	10	8.3%
7	3	2.5%
6.5	1	0.83%
6	1	0.83%
5	2	1.7%
3	1	0.83%

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: 50
10s: 3
10s share: 6.0%
Historical SGC gem rate: 6.0%; Gem: 10s and Pristine 10s

Every SGC grade (14)

SGC population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	3	6.0%
9.5	3	6.0%
9	10	20%
8.5	5	10%
8	6	12%
7.5	1	2.0%
7	8	16%
6	6	12%
5	1	2.0%
4.5	1	2.0%
4	2	4.0%
3	1	2.0%
2	1	2.0%
Authentic	2	4.0%

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 15 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 Wartortle sells for about $90.00 ungraded. A Shadowless Wartortle sells for about $11.69 ungraded.

Wartortle is card 42 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 Seel 41/102 and before Abra 43/102.

It is the 31st 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 20 English Wartortle cards, and ranks 5th among them by ungraded value; the most valuable is Wartortle from Southern Islands. Compare them all in the most valuable Wartortle cards.

What the data says

The ungraded value has held within 10% over four weeks (−8.2% on 7-day averages), on 579 ungraded sales in 90 days.

A PSA 10 is valued at 41× the ungraded price ($255 against $6.30), and a PSA 9 at $90.00.

PSA has graded 5,718 copies, 829 of them PSA 10 (14%). 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: −8.2%ungraded, between 7-day averages
90 days: +28%ungraded; before Aug 29, 2026 from monthly averages
1 year: +122%ungraded; before Aug 29, 2026 from monthly averages
Direction: Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
High since daily tracking: 21% under$8.18 on Oct 8, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Aug 29, 2026
Liquidity: High193 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
Price confidence: Medium confidenceSome recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
Ungraded sold: 217in 30 days; 579 in 90
PSA 10 premium: 40.5×the ungraded price; the typical Base Set card with a PSA 10 price: 44.5×
PSA 10 population: 829of 5,718 PSA graded, count of Nov 10, 2026
Population change: +58graded, 0 PSA 10s, Sep 28, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026

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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.$6.30 ungraded
1st EditionA black “Edition 1” stamp to the lower left of the art box.$90.00 ungraded
ShadowlessBase Set only. No drop shadow on the right of the art box, thinner HP text, and no 1st Edition stamp.$11.69 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: 42/102
Set code: BS
Rarity: Uncommon
Released: Jan 9, 1999
Era: Wizards of the Coast
Pokémon: Wartortle
Pokédex no.: #0008
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Printings: Unlimited, 1st Edition, Shadowless

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