Poliwrath · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Poliwrath card
Numbered 60 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, Poliwrath is a Rare, a Stage 2 Water-type carrying 100 HP.
It evolves from Poliwhirl, so Poliwrath is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Yuka Morii.
About Poliwrath in the Pokémon world
The Water-Fighting final form of the Poliwag line via Water Stone. Heavy muscled silhouette. Base Set holo Poliwrath is one of the original 16 holos. Quietly traded, with PSA 10 1st Edition appreciating slowly.
What is Poliwrath worth?
Poliwrath is a non-holo Rare. In Expedition Base Set, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Poliwrath trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Poliwrath before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Poliwrath grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Poliwrath is worth more than collectors assume.
If you are collecting Poliwrath
For Poliwrath, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Poliwrath can make sense.
