Brock's Ninetales #3 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 4 Sept 2026Related Brock's Ninetales & chase cards
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Brock's Ninetales is one of those Gym Challenge cards from 2000 that still makes collectors smile when they flip past it in a binder. It's a Rare Holo with artwork from Ken Sugimori, and it carries that early gym leader charm that a lot of people grew up chasing. If you're looking up Brock's Ninetales value right now, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $48, but as you'll see below, grading changes that picture quite a bit.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $57, up 83% over the past year, with an all-time high of $59 in June 2026.
Recent pulls of Brock's Ninetales
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Brock's Ninetales price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,873 graded, only 271 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $916 | 271 | 211 / 60 |
| PSA 9 | $135 | 845 | 702 / 143 |
| PSA 8 | $109 | 789 | 568 / 221 |
| PSA 7 | $74 | 431 | 321 / 110 |
| PSA 6 | $50 | 255 | 201 / 54 |
| PSA 5 | $36 | 149 | 113 / 36 |
| PSA 4 | $35 | 77 | 60 / 17 |
| PSA 3 | $25 | 24 | 16 / 8 |
| PSA 2 | $22 | 11 | 10 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | $71 | 21 | 18 / 3 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $57 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 3 of 132
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Water x2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Will-o'-the-wisp30Fire · Fire
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The collector's take on Brock's Ninetales
Is Brock's Ninetales worth grading?
So is Brock's Ninetales worth grading? It depends on what you're chasing. A raw copy goes for $48, a Grade 9 sits at $115, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way up to $950, which works out to roughly 19.8x the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's tempting to send everything you own off to get graded because of it. But gem mint is called gem mint for a reason: it's genuinely hard to hit, even on a card that looks flawless to the naked eye. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9 or lower, so it's worth being honest with yourself about the centering and surface before you commit. If you've got a copy that looks sharp under a light and you're patient, it can pay off. If it's just a nice looking raw card, it might be smarter to enjoy it as is.
How rare is Brock's Ninetales?
We don't have exact population figures to point to here, but Gym Challenge as a set is well known for being tougher to find in top condition simply because of its age and how it was printed and handled back in 2000. Rare Holos from this era tend to show whitening on the edges or print lines that keep them out of gem mint territory, which is a big part of why that PSA 10 number sits so far above the raw price. Scarcity in high grades is really what drives the value jump you see between a Grade 9 and a PSA 10, more than rarity of the card itself.
Where can you pull Brock's Ninetales?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually tells you something a price guide can't. We've recorded Brock's Ninetales pulled 9 times across sites including courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $668. It's also shown up in packs like The Amazing Chase Encore, Pokémon Master Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Anime Pop Culture Gacha. That said, it's not a card you should expect to pull on demand, and opening packs chasing a specific hit is gambling more than investing, most rips don't come close to covering what you paid. If you want this exact card reliably, buying it raw or graded off the secondary market is usually the steadier route.
Questions people ask
How much is Brock's Ninetales worth?+
A raw, ungraded Brock's Ninetales is worth $48 right now. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 at $115 and a PSA 10 reaching $950, so condition makes a big difference to the final number.
Is Brock's Ninetales worth grading?+
It can be, especially since a PSA 10 sells for about 19.8x the raw price. But gem mint copies are genuinely rare to pull off, so weigh the grading cost and the risk of coming back with a Grade 9 or lower before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Brock's Ninetales worth?+
A PSA 10 Brock's Ninetales is worth $950, a big jump from the $48 raw price and the $115 Grade 9 price. That gap is exactly why gem mint copies get so much attention from collectors.
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