Wartortle #042 Base Set Price

Wartortle #042 price, trend & prediction

Wartortle #042 (Normal, Uncommon) from Base Set (1999) has a market price of $5.68 raw as of October 14, 2026, the TCGplayer market price for this exact printing. For context, the median Base Set card is $2.68; this one ranks #32 of 101 priced printings. Over the last 30 days the price has edged up (+7.4%), +22.4% in the last week, +12.9% over 90 days. Its 180-day range is $3.42 to $5.71 — it is trading near the top of that range.

Graded copies of Wartortle sell for more than raw. A PSA 10 has a recent sale median of $275.00, about 48× the raw price (4 recent sales) — thin data, treat as indicative. PSA 9 copies go for around $59.50, about 10× the raw price (12 recent sales). Other grades we track: PSA 7 at $39.99, PSA 6 at $38.99, PSA 8 at $38.50. Graded medians come from recent eBay sold listings and refresh daily.

Wartortle #042 price prediction: if recent momentum continues, the 30-day trend for this card is upward. Momentum is pointing up: the price is higher across the windows we track (+7.4% over 30 days, +22.4% over 7 days, +12.9% over 90 days). This is a read of past price moves, not a model forecast and not investment advice — see the forecast methodology and public accuracy scoreboard for how our ML outlooks are built and scored.