Pokémon · EX
Squirtle
Team Magma vs Team Aqua · #46 · Common · 2004
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Market reference
$36.29
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 46 / 97
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Wartortle
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 7
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- 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 Squirtle
- 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 Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Squirtle?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Shell Retreat
As long as Squirtle has any Energy cards attached to it, damage done to Squirtle by an opponent's attack is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
CTackle — 10
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 2026/06/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $30.85 | $45.80 | $365.90 | $36.29 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $99.99 | $110.00 | $120.00 | $167.21 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.49 |
| 7-day average | €4.22 |
| 30-day average | €5.49 |
| Low | €0.90 |
| Trend price | €4.74 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.90 |
| Reverse holo low | €7.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €25.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €28.42 |
| reverseHoloSell | €25.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.18 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €24.58 |
| Reverse holo trend | €26.00 |
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 $36.29; 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 "Team Magma vs Team Aqua" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Squirtle?
Squirtle is a Common card in the Team Magma vs Team Aqua set.
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Other Squirtle printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
