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Poliwhirl 89/165

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Set: Expedition Base Set Released: Sep 15, 2002
Pokémon: Poliwhirl Water Type Uncommon Illustrator: Yuka Morii Pull Rate: 1 in 19 packs (5.3%) Evolves From: Poliwag Evolves To: Poliwrath, Politoed

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normal

Found in Booster Packs
26.25 $1.48 (5.97%)

reverse Holofoil

Found in Booster Packs
20.72 $2.49 (13.66%)
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Poliwhirl #89/165 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Poliwhirl #89/165 from Expedition Base Set — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Poliwhirl has moved up 6% to $26.25. PSA 10 copies are up 296.6% over the same period.

Poliwhirl #89/165 appears roughly 1 in 19 packs, which works out at 5.3% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Expedition Base Set.

Poliwhirl #89/165 is a Uncommon, one of the higher rarity tiers in Expedition Base Set.

At $26.25 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $280.07, giving a net return of +$189.41 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns +$7.30 and PSA 8 returns −$22.56, so a PSA 9 or 10 can profit, while anything below that loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 91 copies of Poliwhirl #89/165, of which 25 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 27.5%, or roughly 1 in 3.6 graded copies.

No. At a 27.5% gem rate, Poliwhirl grades better than the Expedition Base Set average by 9.4 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Poliwhirl #89/165 was illustrated by Yuka Morii, who has illustrated 426 Pokémon cards in total.

Poliwhirl #89/165 was released on 15 September 2002 as part of Expedition Base Set. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 1 Pokémon from the Kanto region.