Budew #196 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 29 Aug 2026Related Budew & chase cards
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Budew #196 comes from the Korean Mega Dream ex set, one of those charming regional releases that Pokemon collectors love to hunt through even when the card itself is a common little Grass type. If you're pulling up this page to check the Budew value, the short answer is that it's a modest card price-wise, sitting at $3 raw, but that doesn't mean it's not worth understanding properly before you buy, sell, or send one off for grading.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.75, up 1% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.75 in September 2026.
Recent pulls of Budew
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$7.64Ultra RareNovice PackTilt Rips · 12m ago$7.64Ultra RarePokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 22m ago$7.64Ultra RarePokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 28m ago$7.64Ultra RarePokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 39m ago
$0.24CommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 56m ago$0.24CommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 1h ago
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Budew price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $43 | - |
| PSA 9 | $14 | - |
| PSA 8 | - | - |
| PSA 7 | - | - |
| PSA 6 | - | - |
| PSA 5 | - | - |
| PSA 4 | - | - |
| PSA 3 | - | - |
| PSA 2 | - | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.75 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
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The collector's take on Budew
Is Budew worth grading?
Here's the honest breakdown: a raw Budew sits at $3, a Grade 9 jumps to $14, and a PSA 10 lands at $42, which works out to about 16.7x the raw price. That's a real jump, and on paper it looks tempting, but gem mint copies are genuinely hard to hit consistently, and grading fees can easily eat into or wipe out any profit on a card valued this low. If you already own a Budew and it looks sharp with clean edges and centering, grading can be a fun bet, but if you're buying raw copies specifically hoping to flip them as PSA 10s, do the math first because the margins here are thin.
How rare is Budew?
Mega Dream ex is a Korean-exclusive set, and cards from Korean releases tend to circulate less widely than their English counterparts simply because fewer copies make their way into the broader market. Budew isn't a rare pull within the set itself, but that regional scarcity still plays a role in why collectors specifically search out this card rather than just any generic Grass type filler. It's the kind of card where the value stays steady rather than spikes, since demand is more about set completion and nostalgia than chasing a scarce holo.
Where can you pull Budew?
PackSpy has tracked 102 recorded pulls of Budew across tilt-rips, collector-crypt, and courtyard, so we've got real data instead of guesswork on where this card actually shows up. It's turned up in packs like the Pokemon Dime Pack, Anime Pop Culture Gacha, Pokémon Pro Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and The Amazing Chase Encore, and the biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it was $103. That's the upside of tracking real rips across sites: you get a sense of where a card like this actually surfaces rather than relying on a price guide that only tells you what it might be worth. Just remember that opening packs is still a gamble, and most rips don't come out ahead, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Budew worth?+
A raw, ungraded Budew #196 from the Mega Dream ex set is valued at $3. It's not a high-dollar card, but it's a fun one to track down for Korean set collectors.
Is Budew worth grading?+
It depends on the copy. A Grade 9 brings $14 and a PSA 10 brings $42, which is a solid multiplier over the $3 raw price, but grading fees and the difficulty of landing a gem mint copy mean it's not a guaranteed win financially.
How much is a PSA 10 Budew worth?+
A PSA 10 Budew is valued at $42, which is about 16.7 times the raw card's $3 price. That's a meaningful jump, but remember gem mint copies aren't easy to come by.
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