Poliwhirl 88/144

Set: Skyridge Released: May 12, 2003
Pokémon: Poliwhirl Water Type Common Illustrator: Hisao Nakamura Pull Rate: 1 in 15.6 packs (6.4%) Evolves From: Poliwag Evolves To: Poliwrath, Politoed

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Poliwhirl #88/144 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Poliwhirl #88/144 from Skyridge — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Poliwhirl has moved up 22.4% to $45.88. PSA 10 copies are up 61.8% over the same period.

Poliwhirl #88/144 appears roughly 1 in 15.6 packs, which works out at 6.4% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Skyridge.

Poliwhirl #88/144 is a Common, one of the higher rarity tiers in Skyridge.

At $45.88 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $321.49, giving a net return of +$205.82 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns −$20.14 and PSA 8 returns −$36.20, so anything below a 10 loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 128 copies of Poliwhirl #88/144, of which 62 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 48.4%, or roughly 1 in 2.1 graded copies.

No. At a 48.4% gem rate, Poliwhirl grades better than the Skyridge average by 22.8 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Poliwhirl #88/144 was illustrated by Hisao Nakamura, who has illustrated 135 Pokémon cards in total.

Poliwhirl #88/144 was released on 12 May 2003 as part of Skyridge. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 1 Pokémon from the Kanto region.