A Limitless search for ニョロボン (Nyorobon) — Poliwrath’s Japanese name — returns seven Japanese prints across seven different sets: SV6, SV2a, S10D, SM10, SM1M, CP6, and XY3, every one of them sorted under a blanket “R” on the search index. That count doesn’t include one further Poliwrath print we list: a PSA 10 slab from 2001’s e-Card era that predates Limitless’s own database and doesn’t turn up in that search at all.
Poliwrath is the Stage 2 final evolution of the Poliwag line — ニョロゾ (Poliwhirl, Nyorozo) into ニョロボン — Water/Fighting-typed in the games, though only one of its Japanese TCG prints has been individually verified card-by-card in this guide. This guide covers what we’ve confirmed for each Poliwrath print and which ones are currently listed on our site, either as graded singles or inside a sealed box.
Poliwrath’s oldest verified Japanese print — a PSA 10 e1 109/128 from December 2001’s “Base Expansion Pack” — is currently listed at ¥186,440 (~$1,173), and the modern Master Ball Mirror parallel of its SV2a 62/165 base print is currently listed at ¥16,401 (~$103). The SV2a booster box that pulls the modern parallel is currently listed at ¥43,860 (~$276). Exchange rate used throughout: ¥159/USD (September 2026).
Every Verified Japanese Poliwrath Card
Searching Limitless’s Japanese card database for Poliwrath by species returns seven prints, every one of them listed as “R” on the search index:
| Set | No. | Index rarity | Individually confirmed? |
|---|---|---|---|
| SV2a | 62 | R | Yes — Uncommon on the card page itself, HP 160, Water, illustrator Kurata So |
| SV6 | 25 | R | No — set/number confirmed only |
| S10D | 31 | R | No — set/number confirmed only |
| SM10 | 23 | R | No — set/number confirmed only |
| SM1M | 11 | R | No — set/number confirmed only |
| CP6 | 25 | R | No — set/number confirmed only |
| XY3 | 17 | R | No — set/number confirmed only |
Note the mismatch on the SV2a row: the search index sorts every result into one blanket “R” category, but the individual SV2a 62 card page identifies the base print as Uncommon rather than Rare. We haven’t opened the other six card pages individually, so illustrator and HP details aren’t cited for those six prints here.
Beyond these seven, an eighth Poliwrath print is currently listed on our site that doesn’t turn up in that search at all: a 2001 e-series print from the “Base Expansion Pack.” Limitless’s database returns nothing for that set code (e1) when queried directly, and its coverage of the e-Card era generally appears incomplete — so the totals in this guide describe the prints we’ve verified rather than a final count.
The Vintage Original: e1 Base Expansion Pack (2001)
Our oldest verified Poliwrath print is catalogued on our own listing as “e1 109/128, ‘1ED,’ Pokemon Card e Vol.1 ‘Base Expansion Pack.'” It doesn’t appear on Limitless at all — the set page for code “e1” returns a 404 — but the underlying Japanese release is documented on Bulbapedia: the “基本拡張パック” (Base Expansion Pack) came out in Japan on December 1, 2001, and carried 128 cards. That figure lines up exactly with our anchor’s “/128” denominator, which is what supports treating “e1” as this set.
The English equivalent is Expedition Base Set, released September 15, 2002, with 165 cards. Poliwrath appears there twice: as #24/165 Rare Holo and #60/165 Rare (non-holo).
Our own listing gives this print’s Japanese card number as 109 and marks it “1ED” for 1st Edition. We haven’t found an independent, card-level source confirming either detail — the set identification above rests on the “/128” denominator matching Bulbapedia’s card count, not on a direct check of card number 109 itself. Treat “109” and the 1st Edition designation as sourced from our own listing title rather than independently verified.
This print predates the other Poliwrath prints in this guide by more than a decade — the next-oldest verified print, the SV2a Master Ball Mirror below, comes from the current Scarlet & Violet era. It’s currently listed at ¥186,440 (~$1,173).
Pokemon Card 151: The SV2a Master Ball Mirror
The base print at 62/165 is an Uncommon, illustrated by Kurata So, listing 160 HP and Water type on its own card page — the only Poliwrath print in this guide with those details individually confirmed. Limitless’s card page for this number doesn’t show a separately numbered Master Ball Mirror listing; the Master Ball Mirror our own PSA 10 anchor carries is a foil parallel of the same 62/165 print rather than a distinct card number. Our Master Ball Mirror Pokemon cards guide covers how that parallel tier works across the rest of SV2a.
This print comes from Pokemon Card 151 (SV2a), the set our full SV2a card list covers checklist-wide — that hub is the place to go for the rest of the set; this guide stays focused on Poliwrath’s single print inside it. The Master Ball Mirror is currently listed at ¥16,401 (~$103).
Chase Prints and What Makes Them Collectible
The individually verified SV2a print doesn’t carry a secret-rare or full-art treatment. The SV2a base print is an Uncommon, and the six other Limitless-indexed prints all sort under the same blanket “R” category with no illustrator or rarity detail confirmed beyond that. What makes the two prints we currently list collectible comes down to two different factors:
- The e1 print’s age and format. It comes from the December 2001 e-Card era, a production window that predates the other verified Poliwrath prints in this guide by more than a decade, and it doesn’t appear in Limitless’s database at all.
- The SV2a print’s foil parallel. The Master Ball Mirror treatment is a foil parallel finish, which is what separates the base 62/165 Uncommon from the mirror-foil version of the same number.
PSA 10 grading is what elevates both of our listed slabs above an ungraded copy of the same print — a gem-mint certification layered on top of whichever set and rarity each card originally carried.
Which Japanese Box to Open for Poliwrath
Only the modern SV2a Master Ball Mirror comes packed inside a currently listed Japanese booster box. The 2001 e1 print was a booster-pack pull from an era before Limitless’s own catalogue begins, and we don’t have a currently listed sealed product tied to that release.
For the rest of the set’s checklist and pull context, see our Pokemon 151 (SV2a) card list and our SV2a pull-rate and best-cards hub.
Where to Buy Poliwrath Cards from Tokyo
We ship Japanese cards and sealed product worldwide out of Tokyo with tracked delivery. Both verified Poliwrath prints and the box they connect to are currently listed:
- PSA 10 Poliwrath :1ED [e1 109/128] “Base Expansion Pack” — currently listed at ¥186,440 (~$1,173)
- PSA 10 Poliwrath U: Master Ball Mirror [SV2a 062/165] “Pokemon Card 151” — currently listed at ¥16,401 (~$103)
- SV2A-Pokemon 151 Japanese Pokemon Booster Box — currently listed at ¥43,860 (~$276)
Browse the wider PSA 10 graded card collection or the Japanese Pokemon booster box collection for related listings. For any of the six index-confirmed prints not covered in detail above, request a quote via Quick Order — no timing guarantees, but sourcing requests for specific cards go through that page.
Poliwrath’s Base Expansion Pack era runs roughly alongside some of the earliest Team Rocket-era Japanese reprints, though the two sets aren’t a direct match — our Team Rocket Pokemon card family guide covers that surrounding period for readers curious about the era. For the modern SV2a side of this guide, our Pokemon 151 booster box buying guide covers the sealed-product side of chasing a Master Ball Mirror pull.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Japanese Poliwrath card prints are there?
Seven are indexed on Limitless’s Japanese card search — SV6 25, SV2a 62, S10D 31, SM10 23, SM1M 11, CP6 25, and XY3 17 — and an eighth print is currently listed on our site that doesn’t appear there at all, a 2001 e-series print from the “Base Expansion Pack.” Only the SV2a print has been individually verified card-by-card in this guide.
What is the oldest Japanese Poliwrath card?
A PSA 10 print catalogued as e1 109/128, “1ED,” from the “Base Expansion Pack” — Japan’s equivalent to the December 1, 2001 release Bulbapedia documents as the 128-card Base Expansion Pack. The English version of this set is Expedition Base Set, where Poliwrath appears as #24/165 Rare Holo and #60/165 Rare.
What is the SV2a Master Ball Mirror Poliwrath?
A foil parallel of the base Uncommon SV2a 62/165 print from Pokemon Card 151, rather than a separately numbered card. Our PSA 10 graded copy of it is currently listed at ¥16,401 (~$103).
Is the e1 Poliwrath available in English?
Yes — as Expedition Base Set #24/165 (Rare Holo) and #60/165 (Rare), released September 15, 2002. The specific Japanese card number, 109, and its 1st Edition status haven’t been independently verified beyond our own listing title.
Where can I buy Japanese Poliwrath cards?
We ship from Tokyo with tracked delivery. Two PSA 10 graded Poliwrath prints and the SV2a booster box that pulls the modern print are currently listed, and sourcing requests for any of the other six indexed prints go through our Quick Order page.
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