Poliwag
- Number
- 059/102
- Rarity
- Common
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- Jan 9, 1999
Sold price movement
- 12 months ago
- $14.73£11.09€12.97
- Today
- $25.01£18.82€22.03
- Change
- +$10.28+£7.74+€9.05 (+69.8%)
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | 59 | $19.99£15.05€17.60 | $25.01£18.82€22.03 | |
| PSA 1 | 4 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 2 | 6 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 3 | 16 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 4 | 22 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 5 | 68 | 3 | – | $16.50£12.42€14.53 | |
| PSA 6 | 103 | 2 | – | $25£18.82€22.02 | |
| PSA 7 | 213 | 5 | $39.99£30.10€35.22 | $29.74£22.38€26.19 | |
| PSA 8 | 494 | 14 | $55.50£41.77€48.88 | $49£36.88€43.15 | |
| PSA 9 | 956 | 19 | $100£75.26€88.07 | $102.62£77.24€90.37 | |
| CGC/BGS 9.5 | – | – | – | $113£85.05€99.52 | |
| PSA 10 | 812 | 15 | $599£450.84€527.52 | $590£444.06€519.59 | |
About these prices
30.1% of copies sent to PSA come back a 10. Sold and median are 90 days of PSA sales. The 9.5 is a CGC and BGS grade, so it carries no PSA population.
Priced from 1,736 completed sales, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
1,736 completed listings on eBay, Fanatics Collect, Goldin AuctionsPoliwag 59/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Lightly Played 59/102$3.99£3€3.51Pokémon TCG Poliwag Base Set, Shadowless Common Card 59/102, NM/LP Condition 059/102$3£2.26€2.64Pokemon TCG | Poliwag 59/102 | Base Set Shadowless Common | Heavily Played 59/102$1.93£1.45€1.70Poliwag 59/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Lightly Played 59/102$2.85£2.15€2.51Poliwag 59/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Near Mint 59/102$4.79£3.61€4.22Poliwag 59/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited HP/DMG 59/102$1.99£1.50€1.75Poliwag Common Base Set (Shadowless) 059/102 HP DMG Pokemon TCG 059/102$1.35£1.02€1.19Show 288 more, the newest 300 of 1,736
Pokémon TCG Poliwag Base Set 59/102 Regular Shadowless LP / Light Wear 59/102$3.49£2.63€3.07Pokemon TCG Base Set (Shadowless) Poliwag 059/102 Unlimited LP 059/102$1.89£1.42€1.66
Pokemon TCG - Poliwag - 59/102 - Shadowless Base Set - LP Common (1999) 59/102$4.64£3.49€4.09Poliwag 59/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited NM/LP 59/102$6.49£4.88€5.72Poliwag 59/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Moderately Played 59/102$1.99£1.50€1.75Poliwag 59/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Moderately Played 59/102$2.49£1.87€2.19Pokemon Card Base Set Shadowless Poliwag 59/102 Unlimited Common 59/102$2.99£2.25€2.63Poliwag 59/102 Common Regular Base Set Shadowless Pokémon English 59/102$2.99£2.25€2.63Poliwag 59/102 Shadowless Base Set WOTC Vintage Pokemon TCG Card LP 59/102$3£2.26€2.64Pokemon TCG 1999 WOTC Base Set Shadowless Poliwag 059/102 - Heavy Play 059/102$1.69£1.27€1.49Poliwag 59/102 Common Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Lightly Played 59/102$2£1.51€1.76Poliwag - 59/102 - Base Set (Shadowless) - Vintage WOTC Era Pokemon Card_98 59/102$0.19£0.14€0.17
10PSA 10 - Pokemon POLIWAG 59/102 - SHADOWLESS BASE SET - GEM MINT 59/102$215£161.82€189.3410PSA 10 - Pokemon POLIWAG 59/102 - SHADOWLESS BASE SET - GEM MINT 59/102$198.48£149.39€174.80More from Base Set (Shadowless)
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PSA has graded 3,744 copies. Where they landed:
Why the verdict weights the odds
Only 28.1% of copies reach a 10, which is why the top price is the wrong number to plan around. Weighting each grade’s PSA price by these odds, a submission is worth $215.39£162.11€189.69 on average against $125£94.08€110.08 for the card plus $79.99£60.20€70.44 at Regular, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That clears $90.39£68.03€79.60, so grading a clean copy is worth the wait.
Card facts
- Card number
- 059/102
- Rarity
- Common
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Set released
- Jan 9, 1999
- PSA population, all printings
- 3,744
- Printings priced
- 2
Base Set (Shadowless)102 cards- Set value
- $15k£11k€13k
- 7 day move
- +0.5%
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The same card in other sets
League & Championship Cards058/095$84.09£63.29€74.06
Skyridge087/144$74.48£56.06€65.59
EX FireRed & LeafGreen75/112$50.48£37.99€44.46
Expedition125/165$40.05£30.14€35.27
EX Unseen Forces67/115$35.41£26.65€31.18
League & Championship Cards058/095$13.52£10.18€11.91
Neo Discovery62/75$7.90£5.95€6.96
Legends Awakened114/146$7.25£5.46€6.38What moves the price of this card
The Poliwag on this page is the 1st Edition printing from Base Set (Shadowless), and it trades at $30.75£23.14€27.08 in near mint condition. The other 1 printing of the same card sits lower, which is normal: the scarcer print run always carries the premium.
Graded, it runs PSA 5 $23.75£17.88€20.92, PSA 6 $25£18.82€22.02, PSA 7 $29.74£22.38€26.19, PSA 8 $49£36.88€43.15, PSA 9 $102.62£77.24€90.37, CGC/BGS 9.5 $113£85.05€99.52, PSA 10 $590£444.06€519.59. PSA has graded 3,744 copies of it. 1,736 completed sales are on file.
What is a PSA 10 Poliwag worth?
A PSA 10 Poliwag from Base Set (Shadowless) sells for $590. 30.1% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10, so that price is the best case rather than the one a submission should expect.
Is Poliwag from Base Set (Shadowless) worth grading?
On the numbers, yes. The average submission is worth $227.62 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $25.01 for a raw copy plus $99.99 to send it through PSA Regular, so it clears $102.62.
Condition does most of the work below the surface. A copy with soft corners or a print line off centre trades well under the market price shown here, and a copy clean enough to grade trades well above it, which is why the PSA 10 sits at $590£444.06€519.59. Before you value your own copy, look at the corners under a light and check the centring on the back, where most cards give themselves away.
What Poliwag does
Basic · 40 HP · retreat 1
Water Gun10+Does 10 damage plus 10 damage for each Energy attached to Poliwag but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. Extra Energy after the end don't count.
Weak to Grass ×2. Tournament legal in neither standard nor expanded.