Pokespective

Squirtle - 17/25

McDonald's 25th Anniversary Promos · Promo · Holofoil

Forecast: in line · 49%HolofoilSettled and climbing
Price
$9.40
Interest score
22/100 — Quiet
Pricing
Reliable pricing

Pricier than 98% of the cards we track in this set · in the middle of its 12-month range ($2.90–$12.78)

Squirtle - 17/25 — price history
$2.50$5.00$7.50$10.00$12.50 2024-022024-072024-122025-052025-112026-042026-09

Why it scores where it does

What's driving the score
2-month trend: -0.2582-month trend-0.258Unusual move: -0.103Unusual move-0.1031-month trend: -0.1011-month trend-0.101Near its high: -0.063Near its high-0.0634-month trend: +0.0314-month trend+0.031Seller confidence: +0.015Seller confidence+0.015Price steadiness: +0.009Price steadiness+0.009Listing tightness: -0.002Listing tightness-0.002

Its interest score of 22 out of 100 is driven most by 2-month trend — sliding for 2 months. Blue bars pushed the score up, red bars pulled it down. The ingredients are weighted by how well each one has actually predicted price moves in this market, measured on your own price history rather than assumed.

What the numbers say

Is this card interesting right now?

Quiet - 22 out of 100

It ranks above 23% of the cards we track. The score describes the conditions around the card today - how sellers are pricing it, how it is trending, how steadily it trades. It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about whether you will enjoy owning the card.

Why is it interesting?

Sliding for 2 months and sudden drop

It has trailed the market over the past two months. The recent drop is far larger than this card's normal movement.

Is it becoming more popular?

Mixed

Compared with the Pokemon market as a whole, so a rising tide does not count as popularity. In this market these trends have tended to keep going rather than reverse.

Past month-2.9%
Past 2 months-25.5%
Past 4 months+33.2%

Is it expensive or cheap?

$9.40 - expensive for its set

At $9.40 it is one of the priciest cards in its set - number 2 of 50 by price. Against other Promo cards it sits at the 50th percentile. It is 36% below its 12-month high. Worth knowing: in this market cards near their highs have gone on to do better than deeply discounted ones, so a big discount is not automatically a bargain.

What makes this card unusual?

#2 most valuable in its set

Promo is a common tier - 4,010 tracked cards share it. Only 1 card(s) in this set are worth more. This is the Holofoil printing, which is priced as a completely separate market from the other printings of the same artwork.

Could you actually buy or sell it?

Easily - it trades often

The price changed in 68% of our checks over the past year across 365 observations. TCGplayer's market price only updates when a copy sells, so a low figure means the price shown may be stale and any trend reading is built on very few real sales.

Is grading worth considering?

No

At $9.40 raw, grading costs roughly $22.00 - more than the card itself. Only worth it for sentimental reasons. This is a rule of thumb from the card's raw price, age and price stability. We track raw ungraded prices only - no graded sales and no population data - so this cannot tell you what a PSA 10 of this card is worth. Check a graded price guide before spending money.

What happens next (60 days)

Roughly in line with the market

An estimated 49% chance of beating the typical tracked card over the next 60 days, by around +2.4% on a middling outcome.

Chance of beating market
49%
50% would be average
Expected vs market
+2.4%
the part actually predicted
Forecast confidence
77
higher = tighter, better-grounded

$8.73 – $12.27 — 80% likely. The middle half lands between $9.35 and $10.92. Today it is $9.40.

Assumes the market as a whole drifts +4.0% over 60 days, its recent average. That part is an assumption carried forward, not a prediction — the 'vs market' figure above does not depend on it.

Prices here are TCGplayer's market price, which is an average of recent sales and lags a real move by a few weeks. Part of any short-term forecast is that lag catching up — visible in the chart, but not something you can buy at.

Every number behind this page

Market price$9.40What copies have recently sold for
Cheapest listing$6.11The lowest price anyone is currently asking
Middle of listings$10.25The midpoint of what sellers are asking
Seller confidence+9.0%Asking prices are above recent sales — sellers are in no hurry
1-month trend vs market-2.9%Falling behind the market
2-month trend vs market-25.5%Falling behind the market
4-month trend vs market+33.2%Outpacing the market
Versus same-set, same-rarity cards+40.0%Shown for interest only — this one is not part of the score
Unusual move-0.2Within its normal range of movement
Below its 12-month high-26.4%Well off its high
Day-to-day price movement0.0155Calm and steady
How often it trades68%Trades readily
Price checks on record365Observations in the past year
Times the price changed249How many of those were real moves
Actively tradedYesWhether there is enough activity for the trend figures to mean anything
Set age5.6 yearsSettled and climbing
Interest score23 / 100Ranks above 23% of tracked cards
TCGplayer product ID232,331For looking it up elsewhere

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