# Poliwhirl #89/165 — Expedition Base Set

## Summary

Poliwhirl is a mid-evolution Gen I Water type with a quiet, loyal following, mostly collectors who carry the Poliwag line through its Poliwrath payoff. As an Uncommon in Expedition, it was a middling pull with little tournament weight, and Yuka Morii's name adds modest appeal for artist-driven collectors. At a $27 modelled guide, with 5 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.28 out of Twilight Masquerade; a CGC 10 brings $120, 4.5 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Expedition Base Set |
| Number | 89/165 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Yuka Morii |
| Release date | 2002-09-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Poliwag |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Punch | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Attack: Bubblebeam | cost Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Weakness | Lightning x2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Poliwhirl #061](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/poliwhirl) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$26.70** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Floor delivered ask: $83.28 — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Quant score: 28/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 25% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2002-09-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-03T09:13:29.596Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T00:20:21.294Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-03T20:12:47.203Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T00:20:21.294Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T22:26:14.245Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/expedition-base-set/poliwhirl-89)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard1-89%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)