Squirtle · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Squirtle card
Numbered 131 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, Squirtle is a Common, a Basic Water-type carrying 50 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 Yuka Morii.
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 Wizards-era 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.
