Poliwhirl (1st Edition) 38/102
Uncommon•Pokemon•Water•Pokemon Base
Poliwhirl (1st Edition) is an Uncommon Pokemon card from the Pokemon Trading Card Game set Base, illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It is one of 3 print runs of the collector number 38/102, each with its own price. The artwork is the same on all of them: a 1st Edition carries the Edition 1 stamp.
All Printings of Poliwhirl 38/102
| Version | Rarity | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | Uncommon | $2.01 |
| 1st Edition | Uncommon | $36.20 |
| Shadowless | Uncommon | $8.40 |
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Graded Poliwhirl (1st Edition) for Sale
Card Text and Stats
Water, Water energy: Amnesia
Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon's attacks. That Pokémon can't use that attack during your opponent's next turn.
Water, Water, Colorless energy: Doubleslap30×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Water
- Stage
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Poliwag
- Weakness
- ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Card type
- Pokemon
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Card number
- 38/102
Poliwhirl Frequently Asked Questions
Because the print runs are priced separately. The 1st Edition printing trades at $36.20 against $2.01 for the Unlimited, a difference of 18x for the same artwork and the same collector number.
Yes. At $36.20 it is the dearest of the 3 priced printings of this number; the cheapest is the Unlimited at $2.01.
It is close. At $36.20 it sits 2.6% below its high of $37.16, set on April 17, 2026.
Yes. The cheapest listing is $22.50 against a market price of $36.20, a gap of 1.6x. Market is what copies have been selling for; low is what the cheapest seller is asking now.
Graded copies on eBay are listed from $19.99 for a CGC 8.5 to $125.00 for a TAG 8.5, against $36.20 raw. Asking prices from 4 listings.
The cheapest CGC 9 listed is $99.99, which is 2.8x the raw market price of $36.20. That is from 1 listing, so treat it as one seller's ask rather than a market rate.
