Question 1

Is Altaria ex worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is it worth grading? Here's the honest breakdown. A raw, ungraded Altaria ex sits at $60, a Grade 9 nudges up to $69, and a PSA 10 jumps to $365, which works out to about 6.1x the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's tempting. But gem mint isn't a given, this card has to come back with sharp corners, clean edges and centering that holds up under a loupe, and Altaria ex's dark border can be unforgiving on that front. Grading fees, turnaround time and the chance your copy comes back a 9 instead of a 10 are all part of the math. If you've got a raw copy that already looks flawless to your eye, it's worth considering. If it's got soft corners or a visible print line, save yourself the fee and enjoy it as is.

Question 2

How rare is Altaria ex?

Accepted Answer

Right now there are 7,361 graded copies of Altaria ex on record, and of those, 2,304 have earned the coveted PSA 10 label. That's actually a fairly healthy slice landing at gem mint, which tells you this card isn't impossible to pull off cleanly, but it also means the population of true 10s is large enough that scarcity alone isn't driving the $365 price, quality and demand for the artwork are doing a lot of that work too. For collectors, that population data is useful context: it shows you're not chasing something vanishingly rare, but you are chasing something that takes a genuinely clean copy to hit the top grade.

Question 3

Where can you pull Altaria ex?

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This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, since we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just quoting a price guide. We've recorded Altaria ex pulled 136 times across tilt-rips, lastpack, courtyard, collector-crypt and packs, with the biggest recorded pull value coming in at $37. It's shown up in a mix of products, including Pokemon Mini Pack, explorer, Pokémon Basic Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack. Worth remembering though: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering what you paid in, so if you're specifically hunting Altaria ex, buying a known raw or graded copy is often the steadier route, while pack pulling stays the fun, riskier lottery ticket.

Question 4

How much is Altaria ex worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Altaria ex is valued at $60. Grade 9 copies bring $69, and a PSA 10 sits at $365, roughly 6.1 times the raw price. Value depends a lot on condition and whether it's been graded.

Question 5

Is Altaria ex worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, given the jump from $60 raw to $365 for a PSA 10. But gem mint copies are genuinely hard to hit, only 2,304 of the 7,361 graded copies have reached PSA 10, so grade honestly before you send it in and factor in the grading fee itself.

Question 6

What set is Altaria ex from?

Accepted Answer

Altaria ex #253 comes from Paradox Rift, released in 2023. It's a special illustration rare featuring artwork by Jiro Sasumo, one of the standout pulls for collectors chasing that set.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$331	2,315	2,033 / 282
PSA 9	$60	3,782	3,597 / 185
PSA 8	$50	1,118	1,045 / 73
PSA 7	$44	127	114 / 13
PSA 6	$35	24	23 / 1
PSA 5	$28	14	13 / 1
PSA 4	$16	5	5 / -
PSA 3	$13	-	- / -
PSA 2	$12	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	1	1 / -
Raw / Ungraded	$55	-	-

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