Poliwag — Base Set 2 88
Market price
TCGplayer · snapshot Aug 13, 2026| Market (US) | Listings low–high | Europe avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.50 | $0.19 – $18.82 | €0.69 |
United States vs Europe
Same card, normal print, two marketplaces.
Europe is 59% more expensive than the US for this print. Before acting on that, count shipping across the Atlantic, customs on the way in, and the risk of a card travelling in an envelope.
Converted at the European Central Bank reference rate for 2026-08-12. Currency moves on its own — the gap shown here is the gap on that date.
Last 30 days
Cardmarket rolling averages for the normal print.
| Window | Average sale |
|---|---|
| Last 24 hours | €0.30 |
| Last 7 days | €1.26 |
| Last 30 days | €0.60 |
The 24-hour average has fallen 50% against the 30-day average — €0.60 to €0.30. A single day is a thin sample; treat it as direction, not as a price.
Note the weekly average of €1.26 sitting outside both the daily and the monthly figure. That happens when only a handful of copies change hands, and one sale drags the average with it. On a card this thinly traded, none of these three numbers is a price you can count on.
About this card’s market
Asking prices run from $0.19 to $18.82. A spread that wide says more about individual listings than about the card — the market price above is what copies actually sold for.
TCGplayer Direct has it at $0.37, below the market price — that is the cheapest verified-condition copy sitting in their warehouse right now.
In Europe the card has been sliding: the 24-hour average is 50% below the 30-day one.
It sits joint 106th of 122 priced cards in Base Set 2, in the cheaper half of the set.
It is a Common card, printed in 2000, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
It has been out of tournament play for two decades — what is left is collector demand.
Other Poliwag cards
| Poliwag Expedition Base Set 125 | $39.97 |
| Poliwag Unseen Forces 67 | $35.19 |
| Poliwag FireRed & LeafGreen 75 | $23.70 |
| Poliwag Skyridge 87 | $20.87 |
| Poliwag Neo Discovery 62 | $7.29 |
| Poliwag Legends Awakened 114 | $7.25 |
Priced like this in Base Set 2
Whole set →| Bellsprout 66 | $0.50 |
| Energy Retrieval 110 | $0.51 |
| Defender 109 | $0.48 |
| PlusPower 113 | $0.52 |
| Magnemite 79 | $0.47 |
More by Ken Sugimori
All 1031 →| Shining Tyranitar Neo Destiny 113 | $4,250 |
| Pikachu Legendary Collection 86 | $1,575 |
| Shining Gyarados Neo Revelation 65 | $719 |
| Typhlosion Neo Genesis 18 | $700 |
| Blaine's Charizard Gym Challenge 2 | $700 |