Vintage
Wartortle
Base · #42 · English · released 1999
Raw market price
$5.70
7 days
▼ 4.8%
30 days
▼ 9.4%
90 days
▼ 6.4%
Graded prices & PSA population
| Grade | Market price | PSA population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $299.00 | 829 |
| PSA 9 | $97.00 | 1,912 |
| PSA 8 | $73.00 | 1,358 |
PSA population recorded 2026-10-21 · total graded 5,704
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
$812.00
PSA 9
$417.00
CGC 8.5
$300.00
CGC 8
$299.00
PSA 10
$298.00
PSA 8
$275.00
PSA 7
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Market data recorded 2026-10-09 from licensed market sources. MASTER records prices daily and never invents a number — estimated values are always labeled. Not financial advice.