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Squirtle
McDonald's Collection 2021 · #17 · 2021
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Market reference
$8.28
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 17 / 25
- Release year
- 2021
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Wartortle
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- tetsuya koizumi
- Pokédex #
- 7
- Series
- Other
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Squirtle 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥30 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 Squirtle
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by tetsuya koizumi
This card was illustrated by tetsuya koizumi.
Building around Squirtle?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity."
WBubble — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
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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 2026/06/24| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.70 | $1.65 | $20.00 | $1.55 | — |
| Holofoil | $2.16 | $12.50 | $79.99 | $8.28 | $46.55 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/24| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.79 |
| 7-day average | €4.26 |
| 30-day average | €4.10 |
| Low | €0.49 |
| Trend price | €4.31 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €8.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.45 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.38 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.20 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.59 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Squirtle is real?
Squirtle 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 Squirtle worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Squirtle is $8.28; 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 Squirtle from?
Squirtle is from the Pokémon set "McDonald's Collection 2021" in the Other series, released in 2021.
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