Vintage
Wartortle
Base · #42 · English · released 1999
Raw market price
$5.23
7 days
▲ 14.3%
30 days
▼ 0.4%
90 days
▲ 57.6%
Graded prices & PSA population
| Grade | Market price | PSA population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $296 | 826 |
| PSA 9 | $68 | 1,890 |
| PSA 8 | $57 | 1,325 |
PSA population recorded 2026-07-20 · total graded 5,572
Why this card matters
pop
Graded premium is real (PSA 10 at ~12x raw) but 36 listings and n=5 comp samples are modest rather than truly thin; supply is constrained but not scarce.
demand
Wartortle carries genuine Gen-1 nostalgia as a fan-favourite starter evolution, but as an Uncommon it lacks the flagship pull of Blastoise or Charizard.
artist
Standard Ken Sugimori Base Set illustration — competent and iconic to the era but no alt-art or special treatment to drive collector premium.
catalyst
17.1% 30-day momentum is encouraging but rests on very small comp samples (PSA 10 n=5), making the move fragile and hard to confirm as a sustained trend.
Graded comps on record
$400
CGC 8.5
$300
CGC 8
$296
PSA 10
$280
PSA 8
$250
CGC 7.5
$235
CGC 1
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