Ampharos EX #89 value & price
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Ampharos EX #89 comes from the Dragon set, one of those early 2003 releases that a lot of collectors still have a soft spot for, and it's a Rare card illustrated by Ryo Ueda. If you're trying to pin down Ampharos EX value right now, a raw copy sits at $154, which is a solid number for a card this old. It's the kind of card that rewards patience, both in finding a clean copy and in knowing what it's actually worth before you buy or sell.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $154, up 169% over the past year, with an all-time high of $159 in September 2026.
Recent pulls of Ampharos EX
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Ampharos EX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,736 graded, only 100 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $4.4k | 100 | 56 / 44 |
| PSA 9 | $685 | 412 | 344 / 68 |
| PSA 8 | $513 | 462 | 354 / 108 |
| PSA 7 | $280 | 288 | 242 / 46 |
| PSA 6 | $254 | 209 | 168 / 41 |
| PSA 5 | $205 | 143 | 118 / 25 |
| PSA 4 | $175 | 46 | 41 / 5 |
| PSA 3 | $59 | 31 | 26 / 5 |
| PSA 2 | $53 | 16 | 15 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | $127 | 29 | 28 / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $152 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Dragon
- Card number
- 89 of 100
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 150
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting x2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Released
- 2003
Attacks
- Gigavolt40+Lightning · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 30 more damage. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
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The collector's take on Ampharos EX
Is Ampharos EX worth grading?
So is Ampharos EX worth grading? Here's the honest math: a PSA 10 is sitting at $31,580, which works out to about 204.5 times what the raw card sells for at $154. That's a huge gap, but don't let it fool you into thinking grading is easy money. Out of 1,736 graded copies total, only 100 have come back a PSA 10, so gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a card this age, where print lines, edge wear and centering issues tend to creep in. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10, so if you're sending one in, go in with a card you've inspected closely under good light, not just hope.
How rare is Ampharos EX?
The population numbers tell a clear story here. Of the 1,736 copies graded across all grades, only 100 have reached PSA 10, which is a small slice when you consider how many collectors have tried. That scarcity at the top end is exactly why the price jumps so sharply between a Grade 9 at $1,596 and a PSA 10 at $31,580: it's not a small step up, it's a different tier of card entirely. For a Dragon-era release, that kind of population split shows just how unforgiving high grade really is.
Where can you pull Ampharos EX?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pulls across pack-opening sites, not just price guide estimates. Ampharos EX has been recorded pulled 15 times across packz and collector-crypt, showing up in packs like the Pokémon Uncommon Pack, Bronze Pokémon Gacha Pack and Pokémon Common Pack. The biggest recorded pull value was $53, which is well under the raw market price of $154, a good reminder that pack odds and secondary market prices don't always line up. If you're chasing this one, know that opening packs is a gamble and most rips won't cover their cost, so plenty of collectors just buy the raw or graded card outright instead of hoping for the pull.
Questions people ask
How much is Ampharos EX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Ampharos EX #89 is currently valued at $154. That number can shift with condition and demand, but it's the baseline for this Dragon set Rare before grading enters the picture.
Is Ampharos EX worth grading?+
It depends on your copy and your risk tolerance. A PSA 10 is worth $31,580 against a raw price of $154, roughly 204.5 times more, but only 100 of the 1,736 graded copies have hit that gem mint grade, so it's far from guaranteed.
How much is a PSA 10 Ampharos EX worth?+
A PSA 10 Ampharos EX is valued at $31,580. Compare that to a Grade 9 at $1,596 and you can see just how much gem mint condition matters for this particular card.
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