Wartortle
- Number
- 042/102
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- Jan 9, 1999
Sold price movement
- 12 months ago
- $78.99£59.45€69.56
- Today
- $80.99£60.96€71.33
- Change
- +$2+£1.51+€1.76 (+2.5%)
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | 30 | $70.97£53.42€62.50 | $80.99£60.96€71.33 | |
| PSA 1 | 16 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 2 | 13 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 3 | 26 | 1 | – | – | |
| PSA 4 | 69 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 5 | 166 | 1 | – | $67.50£50.80€59.45 | |
| PSA 6 | 298 | 6 | $146.38£110.17€128.91 | $150£112.90€132.10 | |
| PSA 7 | 481 | 4 | – | $159.47£120.02€140.44 | |
| PSA 8 | 646 | 12 | $251.24£189.09€221.26 | $224.99£169.34€198.14 | |
| PSA 9 | 758 | 13 | $551£414.71€485.25 | $528.08£397.46€465.06 | |
| CGC/BGS 9.5 | – | – | – | $581£437.29€511.67 | |
| PSA 10 | 127 | 2 | – | $9,157£6,892€8,065 | |
About these prices
4.9% 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 2,279 completed sales, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
2,279 completed listings on eBay, Fanatics Collect, Goldin AuctionsWartortle 42/102 Base Set Shadowless Vintage Pokemon Card WOTC 042/102$13.92£10.48€12.26Pokémon TCG - Wartortle || Shadowless || 42/102 || Base Set || LP 42/102$15£11.29€13.21The Pokémon Company Pokémon TCG Base Set Shadowless Wartortle 042/102 Unlimited 042/102$4.99£3.76€4.39Wartortle 42/102 Uncommon Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Heavily Played 42/102$4.99£3.76€4.39Wartortle 42/102 Uncommon Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Lightly Played 42/102$12.87£9.69€11.33Show 288 more, the newest 300 of 2,279
Pokémon TCG Wartortle Base Set 42/102 Regular Shadowless Uncommon MP 042/102$9.99£7.52€8.80WARTORTLE 1999 POKEMON BASE SET SHADOWLESS 42/102 UNCOMMON B Q4496 42/102$9.50£7.15€8.37WARTORTLE 1999 POKEMON BASE SET SHADOWLESS 42/102 UNCOMMON Q4496 42/102$3.25£2.45€2.86WARTORTLE 1999 POKEMON BASE SET SHADOWLESS 42/102 UNCOMMON Q2091 42/102$4.51£3.39€3.971999 Pokemon Classic - Base Set Wartortle Stage 1/Uncommon #42 Shadowless #42$49.50£37.26€43.591999 Pokemon Wartortle Shadowless Base Set #42/102 WOTC Vintage LP 042/102$15£11.29€13.21Pokémon TCG Wartortle Base Set Shadowless Uncommon Card 42/102 LP 42/102$13.99£10.53€12.32Pokemon card- Wartortle 42/102- Shadowless- Base Set 1999 Vintage LP 42/102$10.99£8.27€9.68Pokemon TCG Wartortle 1999 Base Set Shadowless 42/102 English Regular 042/102$8.40£6.32€7.40Wartortle 042/102 Base Set (Shadowless) Uncommon Unlimited EN Pokemon NM 042/102$40£30.11€35.23Wartortle 42/102 Uncommon Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited Lightly Played 42/102$13.99£10.53€12.321999 Pokemon Base Set Shadowless Wartortle 42/102 WOTC Vintage LP 042/102$14.99£11.28€13.20Wartortle 42/102 Uncommon Base Set Shadowless Pokemon Unlimited MP 42/102$7.49£5.64€6.60Wizards of the Coast Pokémon TCG Base Set Wartortle 42/102 Uncommon Shadowless 042/102$7£5.27€6.16Pokémon TCG Wartortle Base Set, Shadowless Uncommon Card 42/102 LP 042/102$8.99£6.77€7.92
10POKEMON GAME BASE SET WARTORTLE 1999 #42 SHADOWLESS PSA 10 GEM MINT #42$425£319.87€374.28101999 Pokémon Wartortle, Base Set Shadowless #42/102, PSA 10 Gem Mint 042/102$549£413.20€483.4910Pokemon PSA 10 Shadowless Base Set Wartortle 42/102 GEM MINT 42/102$599.99£451.58€528.398Pokemon TCG Wartortle Shadowless Base Set 42/102 English PSA 8 042/102$38.82£29.22€34.1910WOTC Pokemon PSA 10 1999 Base Set Shadowless Wartortle 42/102 English 042/102$449£337.94€395.42More from Base Set (Shadowless)
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PSA has graded 5,673 copies. Where they landed:
Why the verdict weights the odds
Only 8.4% 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 $1,016£764.70€894.77 on average against $699.99£526.85€616.46 for the card plus $599£450.84€527.52 at Walk-Through, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That clears $316.03£237.86€278.31, so grading a clean copy is worth the wait.
Card facts
- Card number
- 042/102
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Set released
- Jan 9, 1999
- PSA population, all printings
- 5,673
- 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
Expedition092/165$149.99£112.89€132.09
Southern Islands15/18$81.08£61.02€71.40
EX Crystal Guardians42/100$75£56.45€66.05
Scarlet & Violet 151171/165$58.36£43.92€51.40
Miscellaneous Cards & Products050/112$58.35£43.92€51.39
League & Championship Cards042/100$56.66£42.64€49.90
EX Crystal Guardians43/100$53.37£40.17€47
EX FireRed & LeafGreen50/112$45.34£34.12€39.93What moves the price of this card
The Wartortle on this page is the 1st Edition printing from Base Set (Shadowless), and it trades at $119.75£90.13€105.46 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 1 $120£90.32€105.68, PSA 4 $24.25£18.25€21.36, PSA 5 $60.50£45.54€53.28, PSA 6 $55£41.40€48.44, PSA 7 $159.47£120.02€140.44, PSA 8 $224.99£169.34€198.14, PSA 9 $528.08£397.46€465.06, CGC/BGS 9.5 $581£437.29€511.67, PSA 10 $9,157£6,892€8,065. PSA has graded 5,673 copies of it. 2,279 completed sales are on file.
What is a PSA 10 Wartortle worth?
A PSA 10 Wartortle from Base Set (Shadowless) sells for $9,157. 4.9% 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 Wartortle from Base Set (Shadowless) worth grading?
On the numbers, yes. The average submission is worth $704.98 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $80.99 for a raw copy plus $619 to send it through PSA Walk-Through, so it clears $4.99.
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 $9,157£6,892€8,065. 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 Wartortle does
Stage1, evolves from Squirtle · 70 HP · retreat 1
WithdrawFlip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Wartortle during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
Bite40Weak to Lightning ×2. Tournament legal in neither standard nor expanded.