Budew #196 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 22 Oct 2026Related Budew & chase cards
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Budew is that little grass-type sprout from the Japanese Mega Dream ex set, and it's the kind of card that quietly surprises people once they look up what it's actually worth. A raw copy sits at just $3, which tells you it's not a chase card in the traditional sense, but the gap between that and a PSA 10 at $1,407 is where things get interesting. If you're here looking up Budew value, you're in the right place, and the numbers below tell the real story.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $3.32, down 56% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.62 in November 2025.
Recent pulls of Budew
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
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Budew price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 4,834 graded, only 2,694 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $40 | 2,694 | 1,407 / 1,287 |
| PSA 9 | $10 | 1,359 | 428 / 931 |
| PSA 8 | $5.50 | 698 | 84 / 614 |
| PSA 7 | $4.38 | 73 | 9 / 64 |
| PSA 6 | $4.00 | 9 | 4 / 5 |
| PSA 5 | $3.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.71 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Budew
Is Budew worth grading?
Here's the honest answer on whether Budew is worth grading: it can be, but only if you already have a genuinely sharp copy in hand. Going from a raw/ungraded card worth $3 to a PSA 10 worth $1,407 is a 403.2x jump, which sounds tempting, but gem mint isn't a given. Out of 4,236 total graded copies, 2,441 have made it to PSA 10, so plenty do hit that top grade, but grading costs money and time regardless of the outcome, and a Grade 9 at $428 is still a solid result if a 10 doesn't land. Look closely at centering and edges before you send it in, because that's usually where a near perfect Budew falls short.
How rare is Budew?
With 4,236 total graded copies on record, Budew isn't an ultra rare card by population standards, and more than half of those, 2,441 to be exact, have graded out at a perfect PSA 10. That's a fairly healthy gem rate, which helps explain why the raw price stays low while the PSA 10 price climbs so much higher. Scarcity here isn't about a tiny population, it's about the price separating cleanly by condition, so a well preserved copy really does stand apart from the crowd.
Where can you pull Budew?
We've tracked Budew getting pulled 95 times across pack sites including tilt-rips, collector-crypt, and courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $103. It's shown up in a mix of products too, from the Pokemon Dime Pack and Pokémon Pro Pack to gacha style breaks like the Anime Pop Culture Gacha, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and The Amazing Chase Encore. That spread tells you Budew isn't locked to one specific product, it turns up here and there across different pack types, which is exactly the kind of pattern that only shows up when you're watching real opens across sites rather than reading a static price guide. Worth remembering though, pack opening is gambling by nature, and most rips won't cover their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Budew worth?+
A raw, ungraded Budew is worth $3, which reflects its status as a fairly accessible card from the Mega Dream ex set. The real value shows up once it's graded, with a Grade 9 reaching $428 and a PSA 10 reaching $1,407. So the Budew price really depends on condition and whether it's been graded at all.
Is Budew worth grading?+
It can be worth it if your copy looks clean, since a PSA 10 sells for 403.2 times more than a raw one. But gem mint isn't guaranteed, even though 2,441 of the 4,236 graded copies made it to PSA 10, so weigh the grading cost against the condition of your specific card before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Budew worth?+
A PSA 10 Budew is currently valued at $1,407, a big step up from both the raw price of $3 and the Grade 9 price of $428. That jump is exactly why collectors chase gem mint copies, even knowing the odds aren't a sure thing.
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