Squirtle 1st Edition #18 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 26 Aug 2026Related Squirtle & chase cards
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Squirtle needs no introduction, and this little guy from the Japanese Miracle Crystal set, 1st Edition #18, is one of those pulls that makes collectors smile the second it hits the table. It's not a flashy chase card, but there's something about a 1st edition Squirtle that keeps steady demand around it. If you're trying to pin down Squirtle value right now, the short answer is that it sits in that fun, accessible range where raw copies trade for $7 and graded copies can climb from there.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $16, up 226% over the past year, with an all-time high of $16 in September 2026.
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Squirtle price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 70 graded, only 18 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $265 | 18 | 13 / 5 |
| PSA 9 | $86 | 29 | 22 / 7 |
| PSA 8 | $26 | 18 | 4 / 14 |
| PSA 7 | - | 4 | 2 / 2 |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| 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).
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The collector's take on Squirtle
Is Squirtle worth grading?
So is Squirtle worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw, ungraded copy runs about $7, and a PSA 10 comes in at roughly 1.8x that, landing at $13. That's a real jump percentage-wise, but in dollar terms it's not huge, so you want to think about what grading actually costs you before sending it in. What's interesting here is that a Grade 9 is currently valued higher than a PSA 10 at $22, which is a good reminder that grading outcomes and market pricing don't always move in a straight line, so check current numbers before you commit. Gem mint is never a guarantee, plenty of nice-looking cards come back as an 8 or 9, and grading fees eat into any profit fast. If you love the card, keep it raw and enjoy it. If you're grading to flip, run the numbers first.
How rare is Squirtle?
Only 70 copies of this card have been graded in total, and of those, just 18 have earned a PSA 10. That's a fairly tight population for a card this recognizable, and it tells you that gem mint copies are genuinely hard to come by, not just hyped up to sound that way. When a population stays this small, the pricing tends to hold steady rather than swing wildly, because there simply aren't a lot of copies changing hands at the top grade.
Where can you pull Squirtle?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep. We've tracked 200 or more real pulls of this Squirtle across sites like collector-crypt, tilt-rips, courtyard, mnstr, and packs, so we know it's not some mythical never-seen card, it does show up. It's turned up in the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Mini Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and Novice Pack, and the biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it sits at $4,500. Worth saying plainly: opening packs is gambling, most rips don't come close to that number, and this kind of data is exactly why we track it independently instead of relying on price guides that only show you the sale price, not the odds.
Questions people ask
How much is Squirtle worth?+
A raw, ungraded Squirtle 1st Edition #18 from Miracle Crystal is valued around $7. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 at $22 and a PSA 10 at $13, so grading changes the picture but not always in the direction you'd expect.
Is Squirtle worth grading?+
It depends on your goals. A PSA 10 sits at about 1.8x the raw price, which is $13 versus $7, but with only 18 PSA 10s out of 70 graded copies total, gem mint is far from guaranteed, so weigh the grading cost against that risk.
Why is the Squirtle 1st Edition #18 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st edition prints are made in smaller numbers than later reprints, and that scarcity is baked into the whole hobby's pricing logic. With just 70 graded copies of this particular 1st edition Squirtle recorded, it carries a collectibility that standard prints simply don't have.
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