Quaquaval ex holds a specific place in the Scarlet & Violet Japanese card pool: it’s the fully-evolved Water-type starter from the Paldea region, and its Special Art Rare printing from Triplet Beat (SV1a) is the version collectors chase. Card number 098/073 pairs a 320 HP frame with the full-art SAR treatment, and it’s a card currently listed graded PSA10, shipping from our shop in Tokyo.
This guide covers exactly what’s printed on the card, where it sits inside the Triplet Beat set and the wider Paldea starter line, and what a PSA10 copy is listed at today. We source and ship Japanese singles worldwide, so the pricing below reflects our own current listing rather than a marketplace average.
If you already know you have the full-art SAR and just want to compare it to what else is listed graded, the sections below on the Triplet Beat set and on similar chase-tier cards will be the most useful. If you’re not sure which Quaquaval card is sitting in your binder, start with the identification notes in the first section.
Quaquaval ex SAR (098/073) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is a 320 HP Water-type Stage 2 card from Triplet Beat (SV1a), released in Japan on March 10, 2023. It’s the Special Art Rare printing of the fully-evolved Paldea Water starter, illustrated by Souichirou Gunjima. A PSA10 copy is currently listed at ¥16,038 (~$100.9) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) in our shop.
Price shown is our own current PSA10 listing as of September 2026, converted at ¥159/USD.
What Is Quaquaval ex SAR (098/073)?
Quaquaval ex (JP: ウェーニバルex) is a Water-type Stage 2 Pokemon with 320 HP, evolving from Quaxwell. Its two attacks are named “Excite Samba” and “Screw Shoot”. The card is illustrated by Souichirou Gunjima.
This specific printing — card number 098/073, Special Art Rare (SAR) — is a full-art secret rare from Triplet Beat (SV1a), an enhanced expansion pack released in Japan on March 10, 2023. Triplet Beat’s nominal checklist runs to 073, but the set’s full print total is 103 cards, so a number like 098 sits in the SAR/secret-rare block printed above the base count — a standard Japanese TCG convention for chase-card numbering, not a printing error.
As a Stage 2 Pokemon, Quaquaval ex sits at the top of a three-card evolution line, which is one of the reasons the full-art treatment lands on this particular card number rather than on Quaxly or Quaxwell. “Excite Samba” and “Screw Shoot” are the two named attacks on the card; we’re not restating their exact damage or effect text here since our sourced reference doesn’t detail it beyond the names, and we’d rather leave it out than guess.
Triplet Beat also includes a regular (non-SAR) Quaquaval card within the base 073 count, and Quaquaval separately appears as part of the “ex Starter Set Quaxly & Mimikyu ex” promo product. Both are different cards from the 098/073 SAR covered in this guide — check the card number and the full-art SAR treatment before assuming you have this printing.
Quaquaval and the Paldea Water Starter Line
Quaquaval is the final evolution of the Water-type starter from the Paldea region, introduced in the Scarlet & Violet video games. In the TCG, that starter status is exactly why the ex/SAR treatment exists at all — fully-evolved starter Pokemon are a recurring focus for full-art secret rares across the Scarlet & Violet card era, and Quaquaval’s Triplet Beat SAR is the flagship chase version of this particular line.
If you’re after the whole evolution family — Quaxly, Quaxwell and Quaquaval together, across their various printings — our Paldea starters card guide covers the full line. This article is narrower by design: it’s a single-card PSA10 deep dive on the 098/073 SAR specifically, not a starter-family overview.
That starter-line status is worth keeping in mind when you’re comparing this card to others in the same set. Fully-evolved starters are consistently where set designers put their flagship full-art treatment, and Quaquaval ex SAR is Triplet Beat’s version of that pattern for the Water-type starter specifically.
The Triplet Beat (SV1a) Set
Triplet Beat (SV1a) is an enhanced expansion pack released in Japan on March 10, 2023, with a total print run of 103 cards. It sits in the early Scarlet & Violet era of the Japanese TCG, and the Quaquaval ex SAR is one of its headline full-art pulls.
For the complete checklist, see our Triplet Beat (SV1a) card list. If you’re weighing whether to open sealed product from this set, our Triplet Beat pull-rate and best-cards guide has that box-value context — we don’t restate pull-rate figures here since this article is focused on the single card. For where Triplet Beat fits against other Scarlet & Violet-era Japanese sets, our Scarlet & Violet Japanese card list is the broader index.
PSA10 Value and Where This Card Sits
A PSA10 copy of Quaquaval ex SAR (098/073) is currently listed at ¥16,038 (~$100.9) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) in our shop. That’s the only price we can confirm here — we haven’t verified competitor or auction figures for this exact printing, so we’re not citing any, and we won’t speculate on where the number moves next.
At just over ¥16,000, this SAR sits comfortably in the mid-range for a modern Japanese chase card. If you’re building out a PSA10 collection around this price point, our PSA10 Japanese cards under ¥30,000 guide rounds up other cards in the same bracket.
Grading matters here because a full-art SAR like this one is printed on a textured foil surface that shows handling wear more easily than a standard holofoil card. A PSA10 designation means the specific copy met PSA’s Gem Mint standard — the highest tier PSA grades to — across centering, corners, edges and surface, though PSA’s own standard allows for certain minor factory characteristics rather than requiring literal flawlessness. It doesn’t change what’s printed on the card, but it does mean you’re buying a copy that’s already been independently checked rather than assessing raw condition yourself.
How This SAR Compares to Other Chase Cards We Carry
Quaquaval ex SAR isn’t the only full-art Special Art Rare we handle in PSA10. Here are three other ex/Radiant-tier chase cards from different Japanese sets, for a sense of how the full-art treatment looks across the current card pool — these are separate cards from separate sets, not other Quaquaval printings.
Each of these comes from a different Japanese set and a different rarity slot, but they share the same appeal as Quaquaval ex SAR: a full-art or radiant treatment on a Pokemon with strong recognition outside the TCG itself. If Water-type starters aren’t your focus, browsing sister guides for cards like these is a reasonable way to compare full-art styles before committing to a single-card purchase.
Where to Buy PSA10 Quaquaval ex SAR
We grade and ship this card from Tokyo with tracked delivery. If you want the exact 098/073 SAR in PSA10, the product page below is the direct route.
View Product → (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order)
Looking for other Triplet Beat singles or a mixed order across Japanese sets? Our Quick Order page is the fastest way to put one together.
자주 묻는 질문
What is Quaquaval ex SAR (098/073)?
It’s a 320 HP Water-type Stage 2 Pokemon card, evolving from Quaxwell, with the attacks “Excite Samba” and “Screw Shoot”. Card number 098/073 is the Special Art Rare (full-art secret rare) printing from Triplet Beat (SV1a), illustrated by Souichirou Gunjima.
What set is Quaquaval ex SAR from, and when was it released?
Triplet Beat (SV1a), an enhanced expansion pack released in Japan on March 10, 2023, with a total print run of 103 cards.
Is Quaquaval ex SAR the same card as the base Quaquaval card or the Starter Set promo?
No. Triplet Beat also contains a separate, non-SAR Quaquaval card within its base 073-card checklist, and Quaquaval also appears in the “ex Starter Set Quaxly & Mimikyu ex” promo product. Both are different cards from the 098/073 full-art SAR covered here.
How much is a PSA10 Quaquaval ex SAR (098/073) worth?
Our own PSA10 copy is currently listed at ¥16,038 (about $100.9 at ¥159/USD). We haven’t verified other marketplace or auction prices for this printing, so we don’t cite any here.
Is Quaquaval a starter Pokemon?
Yes — Quaquaval is the fully-evolved form of the Water-type starter from the Paldea region, introduced in the Scarlet & Violet video games. This SAR is one of several full-art chase printings tied to Scarlet & Violet-era starter Pokemon.
배송 국가별 무료 및 할인 배송
- 배송 국가마다 적용 최소 금액과 쿠폰 코드가 다릅니다.
- 결제가 완료된 캠페인 주문마다 고객님의 계정에 다음 단계가 열립니다.
- 로그인하시거나 결제 시 ‘Create account: Yes’를 선택하시면 캠페인 코드를 사용하실 수 있습니다.
쿠폰 코드, 최소 주문 금액, 배송 혜택은 모두 배송 국가에 따라 다릅니다. 고객님께 적용되는 조건은 캠페인 페이지에서 확인해 주세요. 최소 금액은 상품 소계만을 기준으로 합니다. 배송비, 세금, 다른 할인은 포함되지 않습니다. 캠페인은 일본 시간 September 10, 2026 23:59(September 10, 2026 14:59 UTC)에 종료되며, 그 시점부터 코드는 사용할 수 없습니다. 예약 주문 상품에는 쿠폰을 사용할 수 없습니다. 쿠폰을 사용하시려면 재고가 있는 상품을 담아 주세요. 수입 관세, 세금 및 통관 수수료는 가격에 포함되어 있지 않으며 배송 시 부과됩니다. 관세를 선납하여 발송하는 지역은 예외입니다.
이 글에 맞춰 고른 상품
📩 Get member-only sale alerts & coupons
Sale alerts, coupons and restock notices by email — straight from Tokyo.
