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Politoed
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Rare: usually one per pack, often shiny.
What it's worth
Near Mint market price- HoloThe picture of the Pokémon is shiny.$35.65▼ $13.26 this month🛒 Buy: about $35.65 · from $28.99 ↗💵 Sell: about $22.67
- Reverse holoShine on the background, not the picture.$33.32▲ $10.24 this month🛒 Buy: about $33.32 · from $23.07 ↗💵 Sell: about $21.16
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From TCGplayer. Updated Nov 14, 2026. Buying one costs about the market price. Selling one gets you less: shops pay about two thirds, and selling online has fees and postage. Every price and where it came from is below.
Market prices
TCGplayer US dollars
Updated Nov 14, 2026| Kind | Market | Low | Mid | High | Direct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holo | $35.65 | $28.99 | $50.99 | $281.71 | — |
| Reverse holo | $33.32 | $23.07 | $99.36 | $436.63 | — |
"Market" is what it recently sold for. Low, mid, and high are current listings.
See it on TCGplayer ↗Cardmarket euros, Europe
Updated Nov 14, 2026| Measure | Normal | Holo / reverse |
|---|---|---|
| Trend | €10.53≈ $11.64 | €5.11 |
| Average sale | €7.20 | €5.75 |
| Lowest listing | €0.50 | €0.50 |
| 1-day average | €4.95 | €8.00 |
| 7-day average | €9.52 | €5.64 |
| 30-day average | €8.07 | €6.16 |
Values are estimates based on recent market data, not offers to buy or sell.
Price over time
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About this card
W WaterHP 120Stage 2 · evolves from Poliwhirl
If you have Poliwag, Poliwhirl, and Poliwrath in play, each of these Pokémon's attacks does 60 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 40 more damage.
- Weakness
- G +30
- Resistance
- —
- Retreat
- C
“It gathers groups of others as their leader. Its cries make Poliwag obey.”
Special printings
This card was also printed in these versions. Look for the stamp or foil pattern on yours.
- Holo
- Reverse holo
- Number
- 12 / 146
- Released
- August 1, 2008
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Category
- Pokémon
- Pokédex number
- #0186 · every Politoed card
- Tournament play
- Not tournament legal