Poliwhirl #176 value & price
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Poliwhirl #176 is one of those quiet standouts from the Japanese Scarlet & Violet 151 set, released back in 2023, where illustrator Gemi gave this classic evolution a fresh, painterly look that collectors keep coming back to. As an illustration rare, it sits in that sweet spot between affordable and desirable, and if you are checking Poliwhirl value right now, the raw card sits at $41. It is the kind of card that rewards a little patience, whether you are chasing the artwork or the grading upside.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $16, up 158% over the past year, with an all-time high of $16 in July 2026.
Recent pulls of Poliwhirl
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
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Poliwhirl price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 16,219 graded, only 5,142 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $310 | 5,142 | 4,585 / 557 |
| PSA 9 | $64 | 8,383 | 8,000 / 383 |
| PSA 8 | $44 | 2,307 | 2,145 / 162 |
| PSA 7 | $35 | 302 | 283 / 19 |
| PSA 6 | $31 | 53 | 45 / 8 |
| PSA 5 | $25 | 26 | 23 / 3 |
| PSA 4 | $21 | 4 | 4 / - |
| PSA 3 | $18 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | $16 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $16 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 176
- Rarity
- Illustration rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 90
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Gemi
Attacks
- Wave Splash20Water
- Frog Hop30+Water · Colorless
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The collector's take on Poliwhirl
Is Poliwhirl worth grading?
So is Poliwhirl worth grading? The math is tempting on paper: a PSA 10 sits at $4,585, which works out to about 111.6 times the raw card's $41 price. That is a real jump. But here is the honest part, gem mint 10s are genuinely hard to land, centering and surface flaws on illustration rares show up easily, and grading costs money and time regardless of what comes back. Interestingly, Grade 9 copies are currently valued even higher at $8,000, which is a reminder that grading markets can shift and a 9 is not automatically the consolation prize you might expect. Before you send one in, weigh the grading fee against what a raw sale could get you, and go in knowing it is a gamble either way.
How rare is Poliwhirl?
Right now there are 16,175 graded copies of Poliwhirl on record, and of those, 5,125 have earned the top PSA 10 grade. That is a meaningful chunk making it to gem mint, which tells you this card takes grading reasonably well when the copy is clean going in. Still, every graded copy started as someone's raw pull or purchase, so the population numbers are really a snapshot of how many people believed in this card enough to send it in. That kind of scarcity, or lack of it, is exactly what keeps the price honest over time.
Where can you pull Poliwhirl?
This is where PackSpy earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just guessing from price guides. Poliwhirl has been recorded pulled 200 or more times across packs, courtyard, mnstr, and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $288. We have seen it turn up in packs like XY Evolutions, Pokémon Master Pack, Pack 1, The Amazing Chase Encore, and Pokémon Pro Pack. That said, it is worth saying plainly: opening packs is gambling, and most rips do not beat what you paid. If you specifically want this card, buying it outright on the secondary market is usually the more predictable route.
Questions people ask
How much is Poliwhirl worth?+
A raw, ungraded Poliwhirl #176 is currently valued at $41. Graded copies climb from there, with Grade 9s at $8,000 and PSA 10s at $4,585, so condition and grading status make a big difference to what you will actually get or pay.
Is Poliwhirl worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth roughly 111.6 times the raw price, but gem mint copies are not easy to pull off. Factor in grading fees and the real chance of coming back with a lower grade before you decide.
How much is a PSA 10 Poliwhirl worth?+
A PSA 10 Poliwhirl currently sits at $4,585. Only 5,125 of the 16,175 total graded copies have hit that top grade, so it represents a solid but not impossible tier of scarcity.
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