How much is Poliwhirl 88/144 worth?

About $180 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Poliwhirl 88/144 from?

Skyridge (E-Card), released May 12, 2003.

Is Poliwhirl the most valuable card in Skyridge?

No, it is the 40th most valuable of the 182 cards; the top card is Umbreon H30 at $11,000.

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Illus. Hisao Nakamura · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Poliwhirl 88/144

Skyridge · Common · illustrated by Hisao Nakamura

$180TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15

+128%last 30 days (Cardmarket trend vs 30-day average)

#40 of 182most valuable in Skyridge

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What Poliwhirl 88 is worth

Poliwhirl 88/144 sells for about $180 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 40th most valuable card in Skyridge, and a small part of the set's total value. The typical (median) Common in this set goes for $71.97, so this card sells at 2.5 times that. Among all 18 Poliwhirl cards, it ranks 1st by price. On Cardmarket its price has risen 128% against its 30-day average.

Poliwhirl price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Normal	$49.84	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Reverse Holo	$180	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Any printing (Europe)	$17.23 €15.42	Cardmarket trend
Cheapest listing (Europe)	$0.56 €0.5	Cardmarket low

Recent Poliwhirl sales

Average sale price (Cardmarket)	USD	EUR
Last 30 days	$7.56	€6.77
Last 7 days	$8.38	€7.5
Last day	$5.03	€4.5

Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).

Poliwhirl card details

Set	Skyridge (E-Card, SK)
Number	88/144
Rarity	Common
Card type	Stage 1 Water
HP	70
Evolves from	Poliwag
Attacks	Twiddle Colorless Double Kick Colorless, Colorless, Colorless · 30× damage
Weakness	Lightning x2
Retreat cost	1
Illustrator	Hisao Nakamura
Released	May 12, 2003
Printings	Normal, Reverse Holo

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 88/144 next to the set code SK, and the rarity is Common. The illustrator credit reads Hisao Nakamura. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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More valuable Skyridge cards

Umbreon H30: $11,000
Charizard 146: $10,000
Golem 148: $2,600
Gyarados 11: $1,000
Ho-oh 149: $900
Houndoom H11: $700
Kabutops 150: $590
Starmie H28: $576

All Skyridge chase cards → · Full Skyridge card list

Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.