PSA 10 · Gem Mint · Poliwhirl

Poliwhirl PSA 10 Prices & Population

UltraBall tracks 18 English Poliwhirl cards, 14 of them with a PSA 10 price. In the 90 days to Oct 3, 2026, PSA's sales record shows 102 Poliwhirl PSA 10 sales worth $30,860, across the 6 cards it has sales for. PSA 10s run from $31.00 (Poliwhirl 42/167, Twilight Masquerade) to $1,425 (1st Edition Poliwhirl 38/102, Base Set).

Prices as of Oct 15, 2026. Sales on PSA's record through Oct 3, 2026. PSA population counts as PSA publishes them.

Poliwhirl cards tracked: 18
With a PSA 10 price: 14
PSA 10 population: 5,117
PSA graded, all grades: 17,975
Median gem rate (100+ graded): 25%
PSA 10 sales, 90 days: 102
PSA 10 sales value, 90 days: $30,860
Median PSA 10 price: $46.29
Median PSA 10 over raw: 15×
Most valuable PSA 10: $1,425; 1st Edition Poliwhirl 38/102, Base Set

Ranked by PSA 10 price

Most valuable Poliwhirl PSA 10s

1. 1st Edition Poliwhirl 38/102
Base Set
$1,425
PSA 9
$126
Raw
$35.13
PSA 10 pop
–
Gem rate
–
Sold 90d
–
2. Poliwhirl 88/144
Skyridge
$630
PSA 9
$69.60
Raw
$35.00
PSA 10 pop
62
Gem rate
49%
Sold 90d
1
3. Poliwhirl 89/165
Expedition Base Set
$395
PSA 9
$199
Raw
$27.02
PSA 10 pop
25
Gem rate
27%
Sold 90d
1
4. Poliwhirl 176/165
151
$255
PSA 9
$51.00
Raw
$40.00
PSA 10 pop
4,635
Gem rate
30%
Sold 90d
100
5. Poliwhirl 44/75
Neo Discovery
$180
PSA 9
$36.00
Raw
$3.06
PSA 10 pop
11
Gem rate
14%
Sold 90d
0
6. Poliwhirl 115/146
Legends Awakened
$86.31
PSA 9
$30.62
Raw
$4.91
PSA 10 pop
0
Gem rate
–
Sold 90d
–
7. Misty's Poliwhirl 53/132
Gym Heroes
$51.00
PSA 9
$36.00
Raw
$3.35
PSA 10 pop
12
Gem rate
13%
Sold 90d
0
8. Poliwhirl 57/130
Base Set 2
$50.00
PSA 9
$47.00
Raw
$1.47
PSA 10 pop
48
Gem rate
21%
Sold 90d
0
9. Poliwhirl 16/111
Furious Fists
$42.58
PSA 9
$35.00
Raw
$0.87
PSA 10 pop
0
Gem rate
–
Sold 90d
–
10. Poliwhirl 61/165
151
$34.60
PSA 9
$19.78
Raw
$0.22
PSA 10 pop
1
Gem rate
–
Sold 90d
–
11. Poliwhirl 38/214
Unbroken Bonds
$33.65
PSA 9
$12.19
Raw
$0.30
PSA 10 pop
0
Gem rate
–
Sold 90d
–
12. Poliwhirl 31/196
Lost Origin
$32.97
PSA 9
$10.80
Raw
$0.18
PSA 10 pop
2
Gem rate
–
Sold 90d
–

Easiest Poliwhirl to gem

Highest PSA 10 rate, cards with 100+ PSA graded

Card	PSA 10s	Graded	Gem rate
Poliwhirl 88/144Skyridge	62	127	49%
Poliwhirl 176/165151	4,635	15,634	30%
Poliwhirl 57/130Base Set 2	48	229	21%

Hardest Poliwhirl to gem

Lowest PSA 10 rate, cards with 100+ PSA graded

Card	PSA 10s	Graded	Gem rate
Poliwhirl 57/130Base Set 2	48	229	21%
Poliwhirl 176/165151	4,635	15,634	30%
Poliwhirl 88/144Skyridge	62	127	49%

Gem rate is the share of PSA-graded copies that came back a 10. A rate off a handful of copies says more about who sent them in than about the card, so these two lists only count cards with at least 100 graded. The median Poliwhirl card on them gems at 30%.

Rarest PSA 10 populations

Lowest-pop Poliwhirl PSA 10s

Card	PSA 10s	Graded	Gem rate	PSA 10	Low because
Poliwhirl 61/165151	1	4	–	$34.60	Few sent in
Poliwhirl 42/167Twilight Masquerade	1	5	–	$31.00	Few sent in
Poliwhirl 31/196Lost Origin	2	2	–	$32.97	Few sent in
Poliwhirl 31/149Sun & Moon	3	9	–	$32.81	Few sent in
Poliwhirl 44/75Neo Discovery	11	79	14%	$180	Few sent in
Misty's Poliwhirl 53/132Gym Heroes	12	89	13%	$51.00	Few sent in
Poliwhirl 24/108Evolutions	17	81	21%	$32.83	Few sent in
Poliwhirl 89/165Expedition Base Set	25	91	27%	$395	Few sent in
Poliwhirl 57/130Base Set 2	48	229	21%	$50.00	Few sent in

A low population is not the same as a hard card. “Few sent in” means few copies have been graded at all, or they gem at a normal rate; “Hard to grade” means at least 100 have been graded and they come back a 10 at under half the median Poliwhirl rate.

Most graded Poliwhirl cards

What collectors send to PSA most

Card	Graded	PSA 10s	PSA 9s	Gem rate
Poliwhirl 176/165151	15,634	4,635	8,290	30%
Poliwhirl 57/130Base Set 2	229	48	103	21%
Poliwhirl 88/144Skyridge	127	62	46	49%
Poliwhirl 89/165Expedition Base Set	91	25	34	27%
Misty's Poliwhirl 53/132Gym Heroes	89	12	36	13%
Poliwhirl 24/108Evolutions	81	17	27	21%
Poliwhirl 44/75Neo Discovery	79	11	29	14%
Poliwhirl 31/149Sun & Moon	9	3	2	–
Poliwhirl 42/167Twilight Masquerade	5	1	2	–
Poliwhirl 61/165151	4	1	2	–

Big population, thin trading

100+ PSA 10s, fewest PSA 10 sales for their population

Card	PSA 10s	Sold 90d	PSA 10
Poliwhirl 176/165151	4,635	100	$255

Biggest PSA 10 premium over raw

PSA 10 price over the raw near-mint price, both at least $5

Card	Raw	PSA 10	Premium
1st Edition Poliwhirl 38/102Base Set	$35.13	$1,425	41×
Poliwhirl 88/144Skyridge	$35.00	$630	18×
Poliwhirl 89/165Expedition Base Set	$27.02	$395	15×
Poliwhirl 176/165151	$40.00	$255	6.4×

Where the jump from 9 to 10 is widest

PSA 10 price over the PSA 9 price

Card	PSA 9	PSA 10	Gap	Premium	Gem rate
1st Edition Poliwhirl 38/102Base Set	$126	$1,425	$1,299	11×	–
Poliwhirl 88/144Skyridge	$69.60	$630	$560	9.1×	49%
Poliwhirl 176/165151	$51.00	$255	$204	5.0×	30%
Poliwhirl 44/75Neo Discovery	$36.00	$180	$144	5.0×	14%
Poliwhirl 31/196Lost Origin	$10.80	$32.97	$22.17	3.1×	–
Poliwhirl 24/108Evolutions	$10.96	$32.83	$21.87	3.0×	21%
Poliwhirl 42/167Twilight Masquerade	$10.41	$31.00	$20.59	3.0×	–
Poliwhirl 31/149Sun & Moon	$11.57	$32.81	$21.24	2.8×	–
Poliwhirl 115/146Legends Awakened	$30.62	$86.31	$55.69	2.8×	–
Poliwhirl 38/214Unbroken Bonds	$12.19	$33.65	$21.46	2.8×	–

Most actively traded

The Poliwhirl PSA 10s that change hands most

Card	Sold 30d	Sold 90d	90d value	90d median	Latest sale
Poliwhirl 176/165151	17	100	$29,730	$300	$255 Oct 3, 2026, eBay
Poliwhirl 88/144Skyridge	1	1	$630	–	$630 Sep 29, 2026, Fanatics Collect
Poliwhirl 89/165Expedition Base Set	1	1	$500	–	$500 Sep 27, 2026, eBay

Cert-linked PSA 10 sales on PSA's record, each one slab: eBay, Fanatics Collect, Goldin and Heritage, plus reported auction results PSA's record misses. It runs about ten days behind, so the 30-day count is low for the newest days.

Recent verified PSA 10 sales

The newest Poliwhirl PSA 10 sales

Through Oct 3, 2026

Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Oct 3, 2026 · eBay · best offer · cert #101569863
$255
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Oct 2, 2026 · eBay · best offer · cert #116700182
$331
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Oct 2, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · cert #101929486
$285
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Oct 1, 2026 · eBay · best offer · cert #90928822
$270
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Oct 1, 2026 · eBay · auction · cert #112787834
$238
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Oct 1, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · best offer · cert #102182574
$222
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Oct 1, 2026 · eBay · auction · cert #113246408
$211
Poliwhirl 88/144
Skyridge · Sep 29, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · Buy It Now · cert #45009090
$630
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Sep 28, 2026 · eBay · auction · cert #164645201
$247
Poliwhirl 89/165
Expedition Base Set · Sep 27, 2026 · eBay · best offer · cert #47525474
$500
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Sep 27, 2026 · eBay · auction · cert #114679459
$228
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Sep 26, 2026 · eBay · best offer · cert #112222523
$245
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Sep 25, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · cert #141972235
$391
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Sep 25, 2026 · eBay · auction · cert #91462436
$260
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Sep 25, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · best offer · cert #136437487
$250
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Sep 24, 2026 · eBay · auction · cert #171490064
$326
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Sep 23, 2026 · eBay · auction · cert #99122404
$267
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Sep 18, 2026 · eBay · auction · cert #113159826
$263
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Sep 16, 2026 · eBay · best offer · cert #106743466
$433
Poliwhirl 176/165
151 · Sep 14, 2026 · eBay · auction · cert #123092424
$273

By era

Poliwhirl PSA 10s, era by era

	Cards	One of each	PSA 10s	PSA graded	Median gem rate	Sold 90d	90d value	Top PSA 10
Wizards of the Coast	6	$2,731	158	615	35%	2	$1,130	1st Edition Poliwhirl 38/102 $1,425
Diamond & Pearl	1	$86.31	0	2	–	–	–	Poliwhirl 115/146 $86.31
XY	2	$75.41	17	83	–	–	–	Poliwhirl 16/111 $42.58
Sun & Moon	2	$66.46	3	10	–	–	–	Poliwhirl 38/214 $33.65
Sword & Shield	1	$32.97	2	2	–	–	–	Poliwhirl 31/196 $32.97
Scarlet & Violet	3	$321	4,637	15,643	30%	100	$29,730	Poliwhirl 176/165 $255

By set

The sets that lead Poliwhirl's PSA 10 market

Top 15 by 90-day PSA 10 sales value

	Cards	One of each	PSA 10s	PSA graded	Median gem rate	Sold 90d	90d value	Top PSA 10
151	2	$290	4,636	15,638	30%	100	$29,730	Poliwhirl 176/165 $255
Skyridge	1	$630	62	127	49%	1	$630	Poliwhirl 88/144 $630
Expedition Base Set	1	$395	25	91	–	1	$500	Poliwhirl 89/165 $395
Base Set	1	$1,425	0	0	–	–	–	1st Edition Poliwhirl 38/102 $1,425
Neo Discovery	1	$180	11	79	–	–	–	Poliwhirl 44/75 $180
Legends Awakened	1	$86.31	0	2	–	–	–	Poliwhirl 115/146 $86.31
Gym Heroes	1	$51.00	12	89	–	–	–	Misty's Poliwhirl 53/132 $51.00
Base Set 2	1	$50.00	48	229	21%	–	–	Poliwhirl 57/130 $50.00
Furious Fists	1	$42.58	0	2	–	–	–	Poliwhirl 16/111 $42.58
Unbroken Bonds	1	$33.65	0	1	–	–	–	Poliwhirl 38/214 $33.65
Lost Origin	1	$32.97	2	2	–	–	–	Poliwhirl 31/196 $32.97
Evolutions	1	$32.83	17	81	–	–	–	Poliwhirl 24/108 $32.83
Sun & Moon	1	$32.81	3	9	–	–	–	Poliwhirl 31/149 $32.81
Twilight Masquerade	1	$31.00	1	5	–	–	–	Poliwhirl 42/167 $31.00

Every card

Every Poliwhirl PSA 10

14 cards, 1 1st Edition / Shadowless

Sold in 90 days15 of 15


1st Edition Poliwhirl 38/102Base Set	1999	$35.13	$126	$1,425	–	–	–	–	–	–	41×	11×
Poliwhirl 88/144Skyridge	2003	$35.00	$69.60	$630	62	127	49%	1	1	+5.7%	18×	9.1×
Poliwhirl 89/165Expedition Base Set	2002	$27.02	$199	$395	25	91	27%	1	1	+16.3%	15×	2.0×
Poliwhirl 176/165151	2023	$40.00	$51.00	$255	4,635	15,634	30%	17	100	-21.1%	6.4×	5.0×
Poliwhirl 44/75Neo Discovery	2001	$3.06	$36.00	$180	11	79	14%	0	0	+10.1%	–	5.0×
Poliwhirl 115/146Legends Awakened	2008	$4.91	$30.62	$86.31	0	2	–	–	–	-3.5%	–	2.8×
Misty's Poliwhirl 53/132Gym Heroes	2000	$3.35	$36.00	$51.00	12	89	13%	0	0	-0.1%	–	1.4×
Poliwhirl 57/130Base Set 2	2000	$1.47	$47.00	$50.00	48	229	21%	0	0	+0.6%	–	1.1×
Poliwhirl 16/111Furious Fists	2014	$0.87	$35.00	$42.58	0	2	–	–	–	-3.2%	–	1.2×
Poliwhirl 61/165151	2023	$0.22	$19.78	$34.60	1	4	–	–	–	-2.1%	–	1.7×
Poliwhirl 38/214Unbroken Bonds	2019	$0.30	$12.19	$33.65	0	1	–	–	–	+1.7%	–	2.8×
Poliwhirl 31/196Lost Origin	2022	$0.18	$10.80	$32.97	2	2	–	–	–	0.0%	–	3.1×
Poliwhirl 24/108Evolutions	2016	$0.32	$10.96	$32.83	17	81	21%	–	–	0.0%	–	3.0×
Poliwhirl 31/149Sun & Moon	2017	$0.26	$11.57	$32.81	3	9	–	–	–	+2.6%	–	2.8×
Poliwhirl 42/167Twilight Masquerade	2024	$0.27	$10.41	$31.00	1	5	–	–	–	+0.5%	–	3.0×

Gem rate from 20 PSA-graded copies. 30d move is the PSA 10 price over 28 days. Premiums need both prices at $5 or more. 1st Edition and Shadowless printings are their own rows, with their own prices and PSA counts; PSA's sales record is kept per card, so they show no sales count.

Cite these figures

UltraBall tracks 14 Poliwhirl cards with a PSA 10 price, with a combined PSA 10 population of 5,117. Across the 4 Poliwhirl cards with at least 100 PSA-graded copies, the median gem rate is 25%. PSA's sales record shows 102 Poliwhirl PSA 10 sales worth $30,860 in the 90 days to Oct 3, 2026, across the 6 of those cards it has sales for.

Source: UltraBall, ultraball.com/pokemon/poliwhirl/psa-10, observed Oct 15, 2026. Sample: every English Poliwhirl card UltraBall tracks (18); populations from PSA's population report; sales from PSA's cert-linked sales record. Method below.

How these figures are made

Population: PSA's population report for each card, as PSA publishes it. Copies sent in, not copies in existence.
Gem rate: PSA 10s over every PSA-graded copy. Shown from 20 graded; ranked, and used in medians, from 100.
Prices: UltraBall's PSA 10, PSA 9 and raw near-mint prices, the same as each card page shows. A price leaves out sales far from the rest.
Sales: Cert-linked PSA 10 sales: each tied to one slab by its PSA certificate number, so a sale is this card at this grade. The record has sales for 6 of the 18 Poliwhirl cards; the rest show “–”, not zero. 30 and 90 days count back from the newest sale on the record.
Matching: Raw and graded figures are for the same card; a 1st Edition or Shadowless printing is kept apart from the Unlimited card.
Liquidity: PSA 10 sales in 30 days over live listings; days of supply is live listings over the average daily sales.

The full UltraBall methodology

Common questions

What is the most expensive Poliwhirl PSA 10?

1st Edition Poliwhirl 38/102 from Base Set, at about $1,425 in PSA 10. Next is Poliwhirl 88/144 (Skyridge) at $630.

How many Poliwhirl PSA 10s are there?

PSA has graded 5,117 Poliwhirl cards a 10, out of 17,975 Poliwhirl cards it has graded in all, across the 18 cards UltraBall tracks. Poliwhirl 176/165 (151) is the most graded, at 15,634 copies.

Which Poliwhirl card is hardest to grade PSA 10?

Of the Poliwhirl cards with at least 100 copies graded, Poliwhirl 57/130 (Base Set 2) has the lowest gem rate: 21% of 229 came back a 10.

Which Poliwhirl has the lowest PSA 10 population?

Poliwhirl 61/165 (151), with 1 PSA 10 out of 4 graded. Few copies have been sent in, so the count says more about submissions than about how hard it grades.

What is the easiest Poliwhirl to gem?

Poliwhirl 88/144 (Skyridge): 49% of its 127 PSA-graded copies came back a 10, the highest of the Poliwhirl cards with at least 100 graded.

How much more is a Poliwhirl PSA 10 worth than a raw copy?

Across the Poliwhirl cards with both prices, the median PSA 10 sells for 15× the raw near-mint price. The widest gap is 1st Edition Poliwhirl 38/102 (Base Set), 41×.