Alakazam 1st Edition #1 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 14 Sept 2026Related Alakazam & chase cards
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Alakazam has been a favorite since the very first Base Set hit shelves in 1999, and it is easy to see why. Ken Sugimori's artwork gives this Psychic powerhouse a real presence, and as a Rare card from that original 1st Edition print run, it carries the kind of nostalgia that keeps collectors coming back. If you are digging into Alakazam value right now, you are looking at a card whose raw price alone tells you it is no ordinary Rare.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $646, up 80% over the past year, with an all-time high of $677 in July 2026.
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Card details
- Set
- Base Set
- Card number
- 1 of 102
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Psychic
- HP
- 80
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Confuse Ray30Psychic · Psychic · Psychic
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The collector's take on Alakazam
Is Alakazam worth grading?
So is Alakazam worth grading? Here is the honest answer: a raw copy sits at $646, but a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $17,444, which works out to about 27.0x the raw price. That is a serious gap, and it is exactly why so many people send copies in. The catch is that gem mint is a genuinely tough grade to hit on a card this old, especially with 1st Edition Base Set stock where centering and surface wear are common. Grading costs money and time, and there is no guarantee your card comes back a 10 instead of a 9, which sits at $4,700. If your copy already looks sharp under a loupe, it can be worth the gamble. If it has visible whitening or edge wear, you might be better off holding it raw or selling as is.
How rare is Alakazam?
Alakazam carries the Rare designation from the original 1999 Base Set, and that alone puts it a step above the common and uncommon cards from the same set. Add the 1st Edition stamp, which only appeared on the earliest print run before Wizards of the Coast moved to unlimited printings, and you have a card that was scarce from the moment it left the factory. That early scarcity is baked into every price tier here, from the $646 raw value up through the $4,700 Grade 9 and the $17,444 PSA 10. Fewer surviving high grade copies means the ones that do exist carry real weight with collectors.
Where can you pull Alakazam?
This is where PackSpy's live tracking actually earns its keep, because price guides cannot tell you where a card shows up in the wild. We have recorded Alakazam pulled 2 times across tracked pack sites, both from packz, and specifically inside the Pokémon Arena Pack. The biggest recorded pull came in at $646, matching the raw market value. Two recorded pulls tells you plainly that this is not a card you should expect to open often. If you are chasing Alakazam specifically, most serious collectors end up buying it outright on the secondary market rather than hoping a pack delivers it, and that is worth knowing before you spend money chasing it in wax.
Questions people ask
How much is Alakazam worth?+
A raw or ungraded Alakazam from 1999 Base Set is valued at $646. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $4,700 and a PSA 10 reaching $17,444. Where your copy lands depends heavily on centering, surface, and edges.
Is Alakazam worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for roughly 27.0x what a raw copy brings in. But gem mint is genuinely hard to achieve on a 1st Edition Base Set card this old, and grading always carries cost and risk. If your copy already looks clean, it is worth considering, but there are no guarantees.
Why is the Alakazam 1st Edition #1 print worth more than the standard one?+
The 1st Edition stamp marks it as part of the earliest print run of Base Set, before Wizards of the Coast switched to unlimited printing. That early run is inherently scarcer, which is a big part of why this Rare card commands the raw, Grade 9, and PSA 10 values it does today.
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