Poliwag

Base Set 2 · #88/130 · Common · 2000

$0.50

Market price ▼ 3.8% (30d)

Prices as of Aug 14, 2026

HP 40WaterBasicArt · Ken Sugimori

580graded pop

24%gem rate

65.1×PSA 10 vs raw

-46%off ATH $1.98 · Feb 2023

−$3.41EV to grade — don't

Market data

Price history

Normal▼ 3.8% 7d

Low $0.19Mid $0.50

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Graded market

Graded values

PSA 10 report →updated 2026-08-14

Grade 6 est.$0.82

Grade 5 est.$0.69

Grade 4 est.$0.57

Grade 3 est.$0.47

Grade 2 est.$0.39

Grade 1 est.$0.33

Grades 1–6 are estimates modeled from the raw price — PSA/CGC/BGS 7–10 and Ungraded are live tracked market values.

PSA 10 price history$32.57

PSA 10 chart is building — graded values are tracked nightly, a new point appears each day.

Graded population census · updated 2026-07-10

CGC354 graded · 87 gem 10

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PSA226 graded · 53 gem 10

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Population data from PriceCharting, updated monthly.

Attacks

10+Water Gun

Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Poliwag but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.

“Its newly grown legs prevent it from running. It appears to prefer swimming over trying to stand.”

How much is Poliwag #88/130 worth?

Right now (August 14, 2026) the going rate for an ungraded Poliwag #88/130 from Base Set 2 is about $0.50.

Grading changes the math on this one: a PSA 10 is valued around $32.57, roughly 65.1x the raw price, while a PSA 9 sits near $18.75. 354 copies have been graded to date, and 25% of them came back a 10 — worth knowing before you pay grading fees.

These figures come from nightly market-data syncs verified against completed sales. Use the chart above to see the trend before you buy or sell.

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