Platinum · #96 · 2009
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.
$7.20
down14% · 28dvia TCGplayer, updated Oct 8, 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 Platinum
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Right now Squirtle trades at $7.20 for the Normal printing (TCGplayer market price).
That makes it the 39th most valuable of Platinum's 133 priced cards. The set's top card is Dialga G LV.X at $231. We've logged its price daily since Feb 8, 2024: $1.27 then, $7.20 now (up 466.9%). A year ago it sat around $2.34; today's $7.20 is 207.7% higher. Over the last 90 days it's up 3.9%, from $6.93. Since February 2024 it's run as high as $8.75 (July 2026) and as low as $1.25 (February 2024). Its 30-day range runs from $6.78 up to $8.49. The Normal printing is the headline number here; the Reverse Holofoil at $55.28 prices separately. Across the Atlantic, the European prints list around €1.02 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. $7.20 · Reverse holo: Everything except the artwork is foil — the reverse of a normal holo. It's a separate printing and prices on its own. $55.28
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.
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About $7.20 for an ungraded copy. That's the TCGplayer market price for the Normal printing, updated Oct 8, 2026. Graded copies in great shape usually sell for more. What grading means →
Up about 4% over the last 3 months — from $6.93 to $7.20 (TCGplayer market price). Zoom out a whole year and it's up 208%. Prices move a little every day, so the chart on this page has the freshest line.
The highest market price we've logged is $8.75 — that was July 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 €1.02 on Cardmarket — they share one price there, because Cardmarket prices the physical card across languages. This English print trades at $7.20 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 Squirtle (Platinum #96). Check the photos and the seller's rating first. That's the rule.
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