Base · #42 · 1999
Market price: The going rate for an ungraded copy of this exact printing, from actual sales data — TCGplayer for USD, Cardmarket for EUR. Updated daily. · Normal (non-holo): The plain printing — no foil anywhere. Price trackers say “Normal,” collectors say “non-holo”; usually the cheapest version of the card.
$4.87
down7% · 29dvia TCGplayer, updated Oct 12, 2026
Set rank: Where this card's market price ranks among the priced cards in its set — #1 is the set's most valuable card. in Base
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Wartortle sits at $4.87 on TCGplayer today for the Normal printing.
Inside Base, that ranks 34th out of 101 priced cards. The set's top card is Charizard at $928. We've logged its price daily since Feb 8, 2024: $2.99 then, $4.87 now (up 62.9%). A year ago it sat around $2.58; today's $4.87 is 88.8% higher. Over the last 90 days it's down 3%, from $5.02. Since February 2024 it's run as high as $5.65 (August 2026) and as low as $1.74 (September 2024). Its 30-day range runs from $4.54 up to $5.36. The Normal printing is the headline number here; the Shadowless 1st Edition at $120 and the Shadowless Unlimited at $38.27 price separately. Across the Atlantic, the European prints list around €5.62 on Cardmarket.
By Printing
By printing: Normal (non-holo): The plain printing — no foil anywhere. Price trackers say “Normal,” collectors say “non-holo”; usually the cheapest version of the card. $4.87 · Shadowless: An early Base Set print run with no drop shadow beside the art frame. Scarcer than Unlimited, and priced on its own. $120 · Shadowless: An early Base Set print run with no drop shadow beside the art frame. Scarcer than Unlimited, and priced on its own. $38.27
TCGplayer prices each printing on its own — the Normal printing is the headline number on this page. Same card, same number — the print run or foil treatment is what changes.
Withdraw
Cost: Water, Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Wartortle during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
Bite40
Cost: Water, Colorless, Colorless
“Often hides in water to stalk unweary prey. When swimming quickly, it moves its ears to maintain balance.”
About $4.87 for an ungraded copy. That's the TCGplayer market price for the Normal printing, updated Oct 12, 2026. Graded copies in great shape usually sell for more. What grading means →
Down about 3% over the last 3 months — from $5.02 to $4.87 (TCGplayer market price). Zoom out a whole year and it's up 89%. Prices move a little every day, so the chart on this page has the freshest line.
The highest market price we've logged is $5.65 — that was August 2026. We've been writing this card's price down since February 2024, so that's the record on our watch, not an all-time record.
The European printings list around €5.62 on Cardmarket — they share one price there, because Cardmarket prices the physical card across languages. This English print trades at $4.87 on TCGplayer. Two marketplaces, two currencies — so watch both numbers instead of converting one into the other.
eBay is the easiest place — this page links straight to the live listings for Wartortle (Base #42). Check the photos and the seller's rating first. That's the rule.
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