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Poliwhirl 38/102

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Set: Base Set Released: Jan 9, 1999
Pokémon: Poliwhirl Water Type Uncommon Illustrator: Ken Sugimori Pull Rate: 1 in 10.7 packs (9.3%) Evolves From: Poliwag Evolves To: Poliwrath, Politoed

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unlimited

Found in Booster Packs
1.97 $0.14 (7.65%)

unlimited Shadowless

Found in Booster Packs
8.85 $0.04 (0.45%)

first Edition Shadowless

Found in Booster Packs
35.99 $0.42 (1.18%)
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Poliwhirl #38/102 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Poliwhirl #38/102 from Base Set — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Poliwhirl has moved up 7.7% to $1.97. PSA 10 copies are up 11% over the same period.

Poliwhirl #38/102 appears roughly 1 in 10.7 packs, which works out at 9.3% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Base Set.

Poliwhirl #38/102 is a Uncommon, one of the higher rarity tiers in Base Set.

At $1.97 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $182.46, giving a net return of +$128.77 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns +$17.91 and PSA 8 returns −$6.73, so a PSA 9 or 10 can profit, while anything below that loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 1,551 copies of Poliwhirl #38/102, of which 284 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 18.3%, or roughly 1 in 5.5 graded copies.

No. At a 18.3% gem rate, Poliwhirl grades better than the Base Set average by 0.5 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Poliwhirl #38/102 was illustrated by Ken Sugimori, who has illustrated 2072 Pokémon cards in total.

Poliwhirl #38/102 was released on 9 January 1999 as part of Base Set. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 1 Pokémon from the Kanto region.