Question 1

Is Budew worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here's where things get genuinely interesting with this card. A raw, ungraded Budew is sitting at $2,713, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy is valued at $140, and Grade 9 doesn't have a reliable number to point to yet. Normally you'd expect a PSA 10 to sell for roughly 0.1x the raw price as a rough industry pattern, but here the raw card is actually worth far more than the graded gem mint version. That's an unusual gap, and it's the honest answer to whether grading is worth it for this particular Budew: right now, sending it in and paying grading fees could genuinely lose you money compared to just holding the raw card or selling it as is. Grading always carries some risk anyway, since hitting a true gem mint 10 depends on centering, edges, and surface being close to flawless, and not every copy makes the cut. For this card specifically, the math just doesn't favor grading unless that changes.

Question 2

How rare is Budew?

Accepted Answer

There's no published population data for this Budew yet, so we can't say exactly how many PSA 10s exist. What we do know is that it's a Common from a set that saw wide release in 2025, meaning plenty of raw copies are out there in binders and bulk boxes. Common cards typically aren't scarce in their raw form, but pulling a copy that grades out perfectly is still its own challenge, since sharp corners and clean surfaces are never guaranteed no matter how many copies exist. That's really the story with Budew: it's not hard to find, but finding one worth a high grade is a different question entirely.

Question 3

Where can you pull Budew?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, since we've recorded Budew pulled 102 times across four different pack sites: tilt-rips, collector-crypt, courtyard, and lastpack. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it sits at $100, a good reminder that a pack site pull and the full market value listed for a card aren't always the same thing in the moment. We've seen it turn up in a mix of pack types too, including the Pokemon Mini Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Basic Pack, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. If you're chasing this one through packs rather than buying it outright, just go in knowing that opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering what you spent.

Question 4

How much is Budew worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Budew from Prismatic Evolutions is currently valued at $2,713, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy sits at $140. That's a wide and somewhat unusual gap, so if you're asking how much is Budew worth, the honest answer depends heavily on whether your copy is raw or graded.

Question 5

Is Budew worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Based on current numbers, probably not right now. The raw card at $2,713 is worth significantly more than a PSA 10 at $140, so paying grading fees and taking on the risk of a lower grade doesn't make financial sense for this particular card at the moment.

Question 6

What set is Budew from?

Accepted Answer

Budew comes from the Prismatic Evolutions set, released in 2025, where it's classified as a Common and illustrated by Yoriyuki Ikegami. It's part of the Premier Ball League Judge lineup, numbered 4 in that grouping.

Grade	Value	Population
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$140	-
PSA 9	-	-
PSA 8	-	-
PSA 7	-	-
PSA 6	-	-
PSA 5	-	-
PSA 4	-	-
PSA 3	-	-
PSA 2	-	-
PSA 1	-	-
Raw / Ungraded	$2.7k	-

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