Alakazam #1 Value
Base Set 2 · Card 1/130 · Rare · 2000
Alakazam is one of those Base Set cards that just about every collector recognizes on sight, that psychic-type staple illustrated by Ken Sugimori back when the whole Pokemon TCG was brand new in 2000. If you're checking Alakazam value today, the short answer is that a raw copy runs $43, but where this card gets interesting is in the jump once it hits a graded slab. It's not the flashiest rare in Base Set, but it's a genuine piece of the original set and collectors have kept demand steady for it ever since.
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Alakazam price history
Ungraded value is $43, up 50% over the past year, with an all-time high of $43 in July 2026.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Alakazam price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 178 graded copies exist — only 4 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $43 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $2.5k | 4 |
| Grade 9 | $321 | 30 |
| Grade 8 | $148 | 48 |
| Grade 7 | $93 | 27 |
| Grade 6 | $58 | 27 |
| Grade 5 | $50 | 26 |
| Grade 4 | $40 | 10 |
| Grade 3 | $33 | 4 |
| Grade 2 | $29 | – |
| Grade 1 | $91 | 2 |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Card number
- 1 of 130
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Psychic
- HP
- 80
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Confuse Ray30Psychic · Psychic · Psychic
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Alakazam — collector's take
Is Alakazam worth grading?
So is Alakazam worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy sits at $43, but a PSA 10 is fetching $2,501, which works out to about 58.0x the ungraded price. That's a real jump, no question. The catch is that gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a card this old, only 4 copies out of 178 graded have ever landed a PSA 10, and even a Grade 9 comes in at $321, a big step down from the top grade. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9 or lower, so this only makes sense if your raw copy is already sharp in the corners and centering. If it's got visible wear, you're better off enjoying it or selling it raw than gambling on the grading fee.
How rare is it?
Population numbers tell the real story here. Across all grading services, only 178 copies of Alakazam have been graded, and of those, just 4 have ever come back a PSA 10. That's an incredibly thin slice at the top, and it's exactly why the PSA 10 price sits so far above everything else. When a card is this old and this scarce in gem mint, every true 10 that surfaces tends to hold its value, simply because there aren't many more coming.
Where to pull it
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, since we log real pulls across sites like collector-crypt, gachapull, and lastpack rather than just guessing at odds. We've recorded Alakazam pulled 82 times across those platforms, showing up in packs like the Mythic Pokemon Gacha Pack, Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, Legendary Pokemon Gacha Pack, and in challenger and trainer style breaks too. The biggest recorded pull we've seen hit $27,895, which shows just how much a single rip can swing when a good copy lands. Worth remembering though, most pack openings don't end anywhere near that number, so if you're chasing Alakazam specifically, buying a known raw or graded copy is often the steadier route compared to opening packs and hoping.
Questions people ask
How much is Alakazam worth?
A raw, ungraded Alakazam is valued at $43 right now. Once you move into graded copies, a Grade 9 sits at $321, and a true PSA 10 climbs all the way up to $2,501, so condition makes a massive difference to what this card is actually worth.
Is Alakazam worth grading?
It can be, especially since a PSA 10 is worth about 58.0x the raw price. But only 4 copies out of 178 graded have ever hit that top grade, so gem mint is genuinely rare here. Grade a copy only if it's already in excellent shape, otherwise the fee may not be worth the risk.
What set is Alakazam from?
Alakazam #1 comes from the Base Set, released back in 2000, and it's a Rare card illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's one of the classic pulls from the original Pokemon TCG launch set.
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