Arven's Mabosstiff ex #235 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 29 Aug 2026Related Arven's Mabosstiff ex & chase cards
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Arven's Mabosstiff ex #235 is one of the special illustration rares from Destined Rivals, the 2025 set that gave collectors a fresh wave of Arven artwork to chase, and this one comes from Yuriko Akase's brush. If you are trying to pin down Arven's Mabosstiff ex value, the short answer is that raw copies are sitting around $31 right now, which is a solid, approachable number for a special illustration rare. It is the kind of card that looks great in a binder and still feels attainable if you are watching the market rather than chasing grails.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $27, down 14% over the past year, with an all-time high of $36 in May 2025.
Recent pulls of Arven's Mabosstiff ex
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$0.09UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 0m ago$0.09UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 1m ago$0.09UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 3m ago
$5.15LegendaryNovice PackTilt Rips · 3m ago$0.09UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 4m ago
$10LegendaryPokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 6m ago
$2.23Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 8m ago$0.09UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 9m ago
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Arven's Mabosstiff ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,837 graded, only 1,790 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $84 | 1,790 | 1,627 / 163 |
| PSA 9 | $27 | 694 | 650 / 44 |
| PSA 8 | $19 | 264 | 244 / 20 |
| PSA 7 | $16 | 70 | 70 / - |
| PSA 6 | $12 | 12 | 12 / - |
| PSA 5 | $10 | 5 | 3 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $9.00 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 3 | $8.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $7.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $27 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 235 of 244
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Darkness
- HP
- 270
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- Yuriko Akase
- Released
- 2025
Attacks
- Vigorous Tackle30+Colorless
If this Pokémon has no damage counters on it, this attack does 120 more damage.
- Boss Headbutt210Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Boss Headbutt.
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The collector's take on Arven's Mabosstiff ex
Is Arven's Mabosstiff ex worth grading?
So is Arven's Mabosstiff ex worth grading? A PSA 10 currently sells for about 3.0x what a raw copy goes for, jumping from $31 up to $93, which is a real gap and worth noticing. But here is the honest part: a Grade 9 actually comes in lower than raw at $27, which tells you gem mint is really the only grade that pays off here, and anything short of that can leave you worse off once fees are factored in. Grading costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back a 10, so if the card already looks clean and centered to your eye, it might be worth the gamble, but if you are on the fence, holding it raw and enjoying it is a perfectly reasonable call too.
How rare is Arven's Mabosstiff ex?
Right now there are 2,817 graded copies of Arven's Mabosstiff ex on record, and out of those, 1,776 have come back as PSA 10. That is a notably high share sitting at the top grade, which tells you this card grades well when it is submitted, but it also means a PSA 10 is not some ultra rare unicorn, it is simply the most common outcome for copies that go through grading. For collectors, that combination keeps the price steady rather than sending it into the stratosphere: it is scarce enough to matter, common enough at the top grade to stay accessible.
Where can you pull Arven's Mabosstiff ex?
We track real pulls across pack sites, not just price guide estimates, and Arven's Mabosstiff ex has been recorded 63 times across tilt-rips, courtyard, lastpack, and collector-crypt. The biggest recorded pull came in at $150, which shows the upside is there if the packs are right. If you are hunting for it specifically, it has shown up in the Pokemon Dime Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, explorer, and Pokémon Pro Pack, so those are the products where collectors have actually seen it land. Just remember that opening packs is a gamble by nature, and most rips do not come out ahead, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Arven's Mabosstiff ex worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Arven's Mabosstiff ex is currently valued around $31. That is the number most collectors go by day to day, whether they are buying, selling, or just curious what their pull is worth.
Is Arven's Mabosstiff ex worth grading?+
It depends on how confident you are in the copy. A PSA 10 sells for $93, roughly 3.0x the raw price, but a Grade 9 actually drops to $27, so anything less than gem mint is not likely to be worth the cost and risk of grading.
How much is a PSA 10 Arven's Mabosstiff ex worth?+
A PSA 10 Arven's Mabosstiff ex is worth $93. With 1,776 out of 2,817 graded copies already hitting that top grade, it is the most common outcome for submitted copies, which helps explain why the price sits where it does rather than spiking higher.
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