Base

Poliwag

Common · Pokémon · 40 HP · Illustrated by Ken Sugimori

image: rarebit-media

Card id: bs-59
Number: 59
Rarity: Common
Market value: €4.12
Types: Water
Regulation mark: —

Its newly grown legs prevent it from running. It appears to prefer swimming over trying to stand.

Part of Base.

Market value

Composite index of 6 observations on the English printing, as of Sep 3, 2026. One row per source, printing language and grade, and every number states where it came from.

Source	Language	Variant	Basis	Print / grade	As of	Samples	Price
TCGplayer	en	LOW	GUIDE	NORMAL	2026-07-30	—	0.15 USD
TCGplayer	en	LOW	GUIDE	—	2026-09-02	—	0.20 USD
TCGplayer	en	MARKET	GUIDE	NORMAL	2026-07-30	—	0.78 USD
TCGplayer	en	MARKET	GUIDE	—	2026-09-02	—	1.03 USD
Cardmarket	en	LOW	ASKING	NEAR_MINT	2026-09-02	—	34.95 EUR
Cardmarket	en	AVG_7D	ASKING	—	2026-09-02	—	7.30 EUR
Cardmarket	en	AVG_30D	ASKING	—	2026-09-02	—	7.78 EUR
PriceCharting	en	MARKET	GUIDE	—	2026-09-02	255	1.08 USD
PriceCharting	en	MEDIAN_GRADED	GUIDE	PSA 10	2026-08-24	—	93.32 USD
PriceCharting	en	MEDIAN_GRADED	GUIDE	BGS 10	2026-08-24	—	121.00 USD
PriceCharting	en	MEDIAN_GRADED	GUIDE	CGC 10	2026-08-24	—	35.89 USD
PriceCharting	en	MEDIAN_GRADED	GUIDE	SGC 10	2026-08-24	—	56.00 USD
PriceCharting	en	MEDIAN_GRADED	GUIDE	—	2026-08-24	—	15.70 USD
PriceCharting	en	MEDIAN_GRADED	GUIDE	—	2026-08-24	—	19.63 USD
PriceCharting	en	MEDIAN_GRADED	GUIDE	—	2026-08-24	—	31.16 USD
PriceCharting	en	MEDIAN_GRADED	GUIDE	—	2026-08-24	—	34.00 USD
pokemontcgapi composite index	en	INDEX	DERIVED	—	2026-09-03	6	4.12 EUR

How these numbers are produced

Get this card from the API

card.sh

curl -s "https://api.pokemontcgapi.com/v1/cards/bs-59?include=prices,images,set" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $PTCG_API_KEY"