Skyridge card details

Politoed Skyridge H23 / 144 Card Price

Politoed is card H23 / 144 from Skyridge. Review this exact printing’s image, rarity, illustrator, card text, and current marketplace reference prices.

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TCGPlayer$450

Cardmarket€14.44

RarityRare Holo

Card numberH23 / 144

IllustratorAtsuko Nishida

Price updatedAugust 3, 2026

Exact printing: This page uses catalog ID ecard3-H23. Holo, reverse-holo, unlimited, and other marketplace finishes for this printing share this canonical page; reprints from other sets use separate card IDs and URLs.

Market snapshot

Politoed Price References

The current catalog snapshot shows $450 on TCGPlayer and €14.44 on Cardmarket. These are marketplace references, not guaranteed sale prices.

TCGPlayer price

MonZap’s primary USD reference for this exact Skyridge printing is $450. Condition, finish, seller, and recent demand can move live listings above or below this figure.

Reference: $450
Updated: June 29, 2026

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Cardmarket price

The current EUR reference for this printing is €14.44. Cardmarket and TCGPlayer serve different markets, so their numbers should be compared as separate signals rather than converted as if they were identical listings.

Reference: €14.44
Updated: August 1, 2026

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TCGPlayer finish and condition references

Marketplace variants below belong to this same catalog printing and intentionally canonicalize to this page.

Finish	Market	Low	Mid	High
Holofoil	$450	$4,000	$4,000	$4,000

Price references were updated August 3, 2026. Raw, graded, damaged, autographed, and unusually scarce copies can sell differently.

Card identity

Politoed Card Details

Use the set name and collector number together when comparing listings. Politoed H23 / 144 belongs to Skyridge, a E-Card series release from May 12, 2003. That combination distinguishes this printing from cards with the same character name in other expansions.

Set: Skyridge
Series: E-Card
Number: H23 / 144
Rarity: Rare Holo
Category: Pokémon · Stage 2
Type: Water
HP: 110
Illustrator: Atsuko Nishida
Pokédex: #186

Printed card text

What Is On This Card?

Evolves from: Poliwhirl

Attack

Sudden Growth

Colorless energy. Attach any number of basic Energy cards from your hand to Politoed.

Attack · 30+ damage

Frog Hop

Water + Colorless + Colorless energy. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage.

Attack · 70 damage

Energy Splash

Water + Water + Colorless + Colorless + Colorless energy. Move 2 Water Energy cards attached to Politoed to 1 or 2 of your Benched Pokémon. (You may put both on the same Pokémon or 1 each on 2 different Pokémon.) If you have no Benched Pokémon, ignore this effect.

Collector workflow

How To Research This Printing

Start with the image, Skyridge set name, and H23 / 144 collector number. Those identifiers matter more than the character name alone because the Pokémon TCG can reuse names across reprints, promos, alternate artwork, and later expansions.

Next, match the finish and condition. A holofoil, reverse holofoil, unlimited, or first-edition listing may carry a different reference price even when it belongs to the same card printing. Grading adds another layer: raw marketplace references should not be treated as prices for PSA, Beckett, or CGC slabs.

Finally, compare the visible update date with current marketplace listings and recent sold results. MonZap gives you a fast catalog reference, set context, and scanner workflow, while the linked marketplaces help you check what is available right now.