# Squirtle #148/142 — Stellar Crown

## Summary

Squirtle has been a Kanto starter favorite since Red and Blue, and Illustration rares from Saboteri are a draw in their own right for collectors who love these chase-slot treatments. A basic Water Pokémon with modest attacks, it was never a tournament card, so demand here is almost entirely nostalgia and the art. At a $94 sold median, flat over 30 days on 244 copies traded, with only 12 days of inventory on the board, 77% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $22 out of MEP Black Star Promos; a CGC 10 brings $302, 3.2 times raw, but a 58% gem rate against $45 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Stellar Crown |
| Number | 148/142 |
| Rarity | Illustration rare |
| Era | SV |
| Illustrator | Saboteri |
| Release date | 2024-09-13 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Withdraw | cost Water — Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks. |
| Attack: Skull Bash | cost Water/Water — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | G |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Squirtle #007](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/squirtle) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$93.51** (GUIDE_THIN_SAMPLE; sold median) — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Headline basis: PRINTS — The median price of the day’s confirmed prints — copies that actually changed hands.
- 24h change: -5.30% · 7d change: -9.60% — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Floor delivered ask: $93.58 — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Quant score: 50/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z — 9 of 11 inputs · 90% weight · -5% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2024-09-13T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-02T00:28:50.305Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-02T00:28:50.306Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-01T21:08:32.930Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-02T00:28:50.305Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-19T01:36:23.015Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/stellar-crown/squirtle-148)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asv07-148%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)