How much is a PSA 10 Wartortle #42?

A PSA 10 Wartortle #42 from Pokemon Base Set is currently priced at $305 based on completed sales tracked on PokeInvest.

Is grading Wartortle #42 worth it?

With a raw price of $3 and a PSA 10 selling for $305, grading Wartortle #42 has a potential gross margin of $302 before PSA fees (from $59.99 a card, more for higher declared values). Use the PokeInvest PSA Calculator for a full ROI breakdown.

PSA 9 vs PSA 10 Wartortle #42: what's the price difference?

A PSA 10 Wartortle #42 sells for about $305 versus about $93 for a graded 9 (PSA, CGC and BGS 9 sales combined), so the 10 carries a 3.3x premium based on recent sales tracked on PokeInvest.

What's the raw price of Wartortle #42?

The raw (ungraded) price of Wartortle #42 from Pokemon Base Set is currently $3, based on live market data tracked daily by PokeInvest.

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Wartortle #42

Name: Wartortle #42
Brand: Pokémon

Wartortle #42 (Base Set) sells for about $2.95 ungraded and $305 in PSA 10 (7 sales, latest Oct 6). PSA has graded 5,611 copies, 828 of them 10s. Prices are medians of completed sales, updated November 2, 2026.

Pokemon Base Set

Ungraded

$2.95

113 sales

Sales we held out are listed below, not counted here.

113 sold in 39 days · latest 6 days ago

$0.74 $14.99

12 sales well outside the rest ($6.50, $6.65, $14.99). A median is barely moved by them, which is why it is the number shown.

Also held for this card: 1 BGS 8.5, 2 CGC 10, 1 CGC 5.5, 1 CGC 6.5, 2 CGC 8, 3 CGC 8.5, 1 CGC 9, 1 CGC 9.5, 6 PSA 10, 3 PSA 5, 9 PSA 6, 6 PSA 7, 10 PSA 8, 18 PSA 9. Priced separately, never mixed into this median.

Every sale is a completed listing. Click any line to open it.

Price by grade

9 from real sales · 1 est

Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	ACE	TAG	SGC
10 Pristine	—		—	—	—	—
10			—	—	—	$186.00 est
9.5	—			—	—	—
9			—			—
8.5	—			—	—	—
8		—	—	—	—	—
7.5	—	—	—	—		—
7			—	—	—	—
6.5	—		—	—	—	—
6			—	—	—	—
5.5	—		—	—	—	—
5	—		—	—	—	—
4.5	—		—	—	—	—
4		—	—	—	—	—
3.5	—		—	—	—	—
3		—	—	—	—	—
1		—	—	—	—	—

Medians of completed sales — click one to see them. Arrows compare the last 90 days with the period before. last sold means one or two sales, so we show the most recent one rather than a median. est is an estimate we have not confirmed. pop is how many exist at that grade. How we price

Grade it? 15% of 5,611 PSA-graded copies came back a 10. Raw $2.95 → PSA 10 $305.00. Expected value after a $60 fee: +$60.99 per copy.

Run the full math → Is yours a 10? Pre-grade it, $3 or we grade it for you, $27

Sales volume: Top 10% of cards

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Price History

Raw PSA 10

Graded by

PSA

5,611

graded

14.8%

828 in PSA 10

CGC

2,009

graded

7.2%

144 at 10 or better

PSA has given this card a ten 2.1× as often — 14.8% against 7.2%.

How CGC grades work

CGC grades above 9: Pristine sits above Gem Mint, Perfect above that.

Pristine 10 20 Gem Mint 10 124 9.5 46 9 333

These are two different pools of submissions, so this compares what each grader did, not what either would do with the same card.

Population Distribution

PSA 10 828

PSA 9 1898

PSA 8 1334

PSA 7 689

PSA 6 407

PSA 5 262

PSA 4 103

PSA 3 37

PSA 2 24

PSA 1 9

CGC Pristine 10 20

CGC Gem Mint 10 124

CGC 9.5 46

CGC 9 333

CGC 8.5 340

CGC 8 312

CGC 7.5 256

CGC 7 177

CGC 6.5 118

CGC 6 72

CGC 5.5 77

CGC 5 48

CGC 4.5 29

CGC 4 12

CGC 3.5 11

CGC 3 3

CGC 2.5 7

CGC 2 1

CGC Authentic 23

2,009 graded by CGC

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