Most expensive Squirtle card: the top 10 by market price

The most expensive Squirtle card by Cardmarket trend price is Squirtle from 151 (no. 170, 2023) at €71.70, as of 7 November 2026. Of 30 Squirtle cards in our database, 30 have a trend price, and 0 of them sit above €100.

Squirtle is one of the three Kanto starter Pokémon and has been on cards since the early days of the trading card game. Unlike many other popular Pokémon, the list is not led by cards from the early years but by two modern Illustration Rares. That is good news for collectors: the most beautiful Squirtle cards are affordable. Collectors of all three Kanto starters will find the neighbor in our article on the most expensive Charizard card.

The 10 most expensive Squirtle cards

Ranked by Cardmarket trend price across all eras. Cards with a set list in our card database link straight to it; for promos the year column stays empty.

Rank	Card	Set	Year	Trend price	30-day average
1	Squirtle	151 170	2023	€71.70	€74.30
2	Squirtle	Stellar Crown 148	2024	€70.80	€76.68
3	Squirtle †	POP Series 4 14	2006	€65.46	€42.27
4	Squirtle	MEP Black Star Promos 039		€23.26	€26.89
5	Squirtle †	FireRed & LeafGreen 83	2004	€19.85	€13.45
6	Squirtle †	Expedition Base Set 131	2002	€19.62	€25.31
7	Squirtle †	Expedition Base Set 132	2002	€17.65	€18.16
8	Squirtle †	Base Set 2 93	2000	€15.42	€4.01
9	Squirtle †	Team Magma vs Team Aqua 46	2004	€12.19	€11.90
10	Squirtle †	Legendary Collection 95	2002	€11.29	€6.14

Source: Cardmarket trend price, price guide as of 7 November 2026, across all languages and conditions, graded copies included. Where trend and 30-day average differ widely, a few high sales are driving the trend. † Released before 2011: the trend price is only a guide, condition decides the value.

The most expensive modern Squirtle cards since 2011

Cards from 2011 on mostly change hands in mint condition, so trend price and 30-day average usually sit closer together here. Where they drift far apart, a few graded copies are carrying the trend.

Rank	Card	Set	Year	Trend price	30-day average
1	Squirtle	151 170	2023	€71.70	€74.30
2	Squirtle	Stellar Crown 148	2024	€70.80	€76.68
3	Squirtle	MEP Black Star Promos 039		€23.26	€26.89
4	Squirtle	SWSH Black Star Promos SWSH233		€7.00	€7.04
5	Squirtle	My First Battle 25	2023	€5.51	€4.38
6	Squirtle	Boundaries Crossed 29	2012	€2.39	€2.80
7	Squirtle	Plasma Storm 24	2013	€2.18	€1.91
8	Squirtle	Team Up 22	2019	€1.62	€0.95
9	Squirtle	Unbroken Bonds 33	2019	€1.11	€1.09
10	Squirtle	SVP Black Star Promos 048		€1.09	€1.44

Source: Cardmarket trend price, price guide as of 7 November 2026, across all languages and conditions, graded copies included. Where trend and 30-day average differ widely, a few high sales are driving the trend.

What makes a Squirtle card expensive

At the top are two Illustration Rares with full-card artwork: Squirtle numbered 170 from 151 in 2023 and Squirtle numbered 148 from Stellar Crown in 2024. Both sit almost level on trend price and close on the 30-day average, a sign of a broad, steady market. Rarity makes the difference here: the regular Squirtle from 151 costs only a fraction.

Third place goes to Squirtle from POP Series 4 in 2006, a card from the promotional packs of those years. For this card, trend price and 30-day average sit far apart, so a few sales are moving the price. Squirtle from FireRed & LeafGreen, Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection come from the same early years. Expedition Base Set prints Squirtle twice, numbered 131 and 132, so check the number there. Among the promos, Squirtle 039 from the MEP Black Star Promos leads. Our article on rare Pokémon cards explains every rarity and how to spot an Illustration Rare.

Why old Squirtle cards only show a guide price

For cards released before 2011, the trend price mixes copies in every condition: a played card from 2003 and a near-perfect one count toward the same number. Graded copies are on a different level altogether: they trade at auction, often for many times the trend price. So for a vintage Squirtle, treat the table as a starting point and look at sold copies in the same condition. Record sales from auction houses, with date and grade, are collected in our magazine.

How to read the Cardmarket trend price

Cardmarket publishes a trend price for every card product, calculated from recent sales on the marketplace. It covers all languages and conditions, because the price guide does not split single cards by language, and it includes graded copies. The 30-day average next to it smooths out single spikes: when both numbers sit close together, the market is calm; when they drift apart, a few sales are moving the trend. For a card in your own collection, the price of copies in the same language and condition is what counts, and the PSA, Beckett or CGC grade can multiply it.

The list covers the German and English sets in our card database. Each card is matched to its Cardmarket product page by name and set, the top cards also by their attacks; special versions of the same card with a product of their own, such as stamped promos, do not count separately. Every card whose version matches exactly one product page and that has a trend price is included, for Squirtle30 of 30.

How to spot the valuable version

Many Pokémon appear several times in the same set: as a regular card, a full art, an alternate art or a Special Illustration Rare. The card number tells them apart. A number above the set size, such as 199/165, marks a secret rare outside the main set; our set lists show the rarity next to every number, so you can check a card in seconds. The set symbol and the year in the bottom corner tell you which printing you hold, and that decides which line of the table applies to your card.

Every Squirtle card at a glance

Our card database lists every English Pokémon set with its full card list, rarity and illustrator; the card search finds every Squirtle card by name in six languages. More release previews and record sales are in our magazine.