Squirtle · Scarlet & Violet 151, what to know.
About the Squirtle card
Squirtle is card 7 of 207 in Scarlet & Violet 151, released in September 2023, a Common. It is a Basic Water-type with 60 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Squirtle needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by kantaro.
The card's flavor text gives Squirtle a line of lore: "When it feels threatened, it draws its limbs inside its shell and sprays water from its mouth."
About Squirtle in the Pokémon world
The water starter. A bipedal blue turtle with a brown shell. Tactically the most defensive of the three starters in the games. Steady raw market driven by completionists. The Base Set Squirtle in PSA 10 has appreciated quietly without the headlines of its evolved forms.
What is Squirtle worth?
Squirtle is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Squirtle before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Squirtle is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Squirtle
Raw copies of Squirtle are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Squirtle is the practical move.
