Squirtle #170 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Squirtle & chase cards
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Squirtle needs no introduction, he's the little blue turtle who started more Pokemon collections than any other card, and here he shows up as an illustration rare from Mitsuhiro Arita in the Korean Scarlet & Violet 151 set, released in 2023. If you're searching for Squirtle value, the short answer is a raw copy sits at $23, with graded versions worth quite a bit more depending on condition. It's a genuinely lovely piece of art wrapped around a card everyone has a soft spot for, which is exactly why people keep asking how much is Squirtle worth.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $88, up 96% over the past year, with an all-time high of $100 in June 2026.
Recent pulls of Squirtle
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Squirtle price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 34,991 graded, only 9,824 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $473 | 9,824 | 8,964 / 860 |
| PSA 9 | $101 | 19,123 | 18,435 / 688 |
| PSA 8 | $89 | 5,180 | 4,910 / 270 |
| PSA 7 | $80 | 613 | 590 / 23 |
| PSA 6 | $70 | 176 | 173 / 3 |
| PSA 5 | $63 | 48 | 47 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $54 | 18 | 18 / - |
| PSA 3 | $46 | 8 | 8 / - |
| PSA 2 | $41 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $88 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 170
- Rarity
- Illustration rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
Attacks
- WithdrawWater
Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks.
- Skull Bash20Water · Water
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The collector's take on Squirtle
Is Squirtle worth grading?
So is Squirtle worth grading? Raw copies run $23, a Grade 9 comes in at $57, and a PSA 10 sits at $133, which works out to 5.7 times the raw price once you hit gem mint. That's a meaningful jump, but landing a true PSA 10 is never a sure thing, illustration rares show wear on the edges and surface more easily than you'd expect, and grading fees plus the wait to get your card back are real costs to weigh in. If you've got a raw copy that already looks clean and sharp in hand, sending it off can be worth the gamble. If you're buying purely to flip for grading, just go in knowing you're paying for a chance at $133, not a guarantee of it.
How rare is Squirtle?
Being an illustration rare puts Squirtle in one of the more desirable print tiers within Scarlet & Violet 151, the kind of card that's meant to feel like a real hit when you flip it out of a pack. We don't have official population numbers to point to here, so rather than guess we'll say it plainly: cards in this rarity tier are printed in noticeably smaller numbers than the common and uncommon slots, which is a big part of why the raw price sits well above a basic card and why graded copies have room to climb. Less supply at the top end simply means fewer clean copies to go around.
Where can you pull Squirtle?
This is where PackSpy earns its keep, because we track actual pulls across pack sites in real time rather than just quoting a price guide. We've logged 200 or more pulls of this Squirtle across tilt-rips, courtyard, collector-crypt, mnstr and packs, and it's turned up in the Novice Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokemon Mini Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and The Amazing Chase Encore. The biggest pull we've recorded for this card sold for $4,500, which shows what's possible when the stars line up, though it's worth saying plainly that opening packs is gambling and most rips don't come close to that number.
Questions people ask
How much is Squirtle worth?+
A raw, ungraded Squirtle #170 from Korean Scarlet & Violet 151 is worth $23 right now. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 at $57 and a PSA 10 at $133, so condition makes a real difference here.
Is Squirtle worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 5.7 times the raw price. But gem mint copies are genuinely hard to pull off with illustration rares, and grading costs and wait times are worth factoring in before you send one off.
How much is a PSA 10 Squirtle worth?+
A PSA 10 Squirtle currently sits at $133, compared to $23 raw and $57 for a Grade 9. That gap is exactly why gem mint copies get so much attention from collectors.
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