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Squirtle

Diamond & Pearl

Secret Wonders · #112 · Common · 2007

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Card facts

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Set position: 112 / 132
Release year: 2007
Rarity: Common
HP: 50
Subtype: Basic
Evolves to: Wartortle
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Kagemaru Himeno
Pokédex #: 7
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 20 damage; 10 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Squirtle plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
Its main attack (Aqua Tail) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

How to beat Squirtle

Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

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About this card

HP: 50Type:WWaterSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Wartortle

"It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity."

Bubble

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

WCAqua Tail — 20+

Flip a coin for each Water Energy attached to Squirtle. This attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each heads.

Weakness:L+10

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$2.00	$4.87	$35.60	$4.97	—
Reverse Holofoil	$6.00	$9.00	$11.89	$18.87	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/12/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.00
7-day average	€1.08
30-day average	€0.86
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€1.13
Low (excellent+)	€0.15
Reverse holo low	€1.99
reverseHoloAvg1	€12.99
Reverse holo 7-day	€9.63
reverseHoloSell	€12.99
averageSellPrice	€0.90
Reverse holo 30-day	€5.94
Reverse holo trend	€10.83

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Squirtle is real?

Squirtle is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Squirtle worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Squirtle is $4.97; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Squirtle from?

Squirtle is from the Pokémon set "Secret Wonders" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.

What rarity is Squirtle?

Squirtle is a Common card in the Secret Wonders set.