Pokémon · E-Card
Poliwag
Expedition Base Set · #125 · Common · 2002
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$18.17
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 125 / 165
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Poliwhirl
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 60
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Poliwag plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Rollout) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Poliwag
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
Building around Poliwag?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CHeadbutt — 10
WCRollout — 20
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $11.75 | $20.84 | $198.17 | $18.17 | $162.99 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $56.00 | $58.16 | $299.99 | $50.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.95 |
| 7-day average | €1.24 |
| 30-day average | €1.26 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.39 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.69 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.01 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.22 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.83 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.24 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Poliwag is real?
Poliwag is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Poliwag worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Poliwag is $18.17; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Poliwag from?
Poliwag is from the Pokémon set "Expedition Base Set" in the E-Card series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Poliwag?
Poliwag is a Common card in the Expedition Base Set set.
Other Poliwag printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
