Poliwhirl (1st Edition) 38/102
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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 | $1.78 |
| 1st Edition | Uncommon | $35.72 |
| Shadowless | Uncommon | $8.89 |
Ungraded Price History
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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 $35.72 against $1.78 for the Unlimited, a difference of 20x for the same artwork and the same collector number.
Yes. At $35.72 it is the dearest of the 3 priced printings of this number; the cheapest is the Unlimited at $1.78.
Graded copies on eBay are listed from $19.99 for a CGC 8.5 to $126.00 for a BGS 8.5, against $35.72 raw. Asking prices from 7 listings.
It is close. At $35.72 it sits 3.9% below its high of $37.16, set on April 17, 2026.
CGC 5.5 from $60.99, CGC 6.5 from $93.64, PSA 8 from $80.00, BGS 8.5 from $126.00, CGC 8.5 from $19.99, TAG 8.5 from $125.00, CGC 9 from $99.99. Cheapest ask at each grade, swept from eBay, against $35.72 raw.
96 of the 301 priced printings in Base share the Uncommon rarity, and this is one of them.
