Chesnaught 1st Edition #5 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Chesnaught & chase cards
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Chesnaught 1st Edition #5 comes from the Japanese Red Flash set, released back in 2013, and it's one of those cards that quietly rewards patient collectors rather than flashy chasers. There's no rarity marker on it, but the 5ban Graphics artwork and that 1st edition stamp give it a certain charm for anyone building out early Kalos-era pages. If you're searching for the Chesnaught value right now, the short answer is that raw copies sit around $3, while a pristine PSA 10 climbs to $65.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.00, down 77% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.35 in October 2025.
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Chesnaught price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 25 graded, only 18 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $65 | 18 | 10 / 8 |
| PSA 9 | $15 | 7 | 5 / 2 |
| PSA 8 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 7 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.00 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 5
- Rarity
- None
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 150
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 4
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
Attacks
- Needle Arm50Grass · Colorless · Colorless
- Tumbling Attack80+Grass · Grass · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 more damage.
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The collector's take on Chesnaught
Is Chesnaught worth grading?
So is it worth grading? A PSA 10 sells for 25.1 times what a raw copy goes for, which sounds dramatic on a card like this, and honestly it is a real jump. But grading fees eat into a $3 card fast, so this isn't the kind of card you send in blind hoping for a payout. Interestingly, of the 24 total graded copies, 17 came back PSA 10, so gem mint isn't some impossible bar here if your copy is already sharp. Still, a Grade 9 only brings $20, so the gap between near perfect and perfect is where the real money lives, and that gap is exactly what makes grading a gamble worth thinking through carefully rather than rushing into.
How rare is Chesnaught?
Only 24 copies of this card have ever been graded, which is a genuinely small number in the grand scheme of Pokemon populations. Of those, 17 sit at PSA 10, meaning the graded pool skews toward gem mint rather than middling grades. That tells you two things: not many people have bothered sending this one in, and the ones who did mostly pulled clean copies. Low overall population keeps this card a bit of a sleeper, one where value could shift quickly if more collectors start paying attention.
Where can you pull Chesnaught?
We've tracked this card being pulled 10 times across collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $30, well above the $3 raw baseline. Chesnaught has shown up in both the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack and the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, so if you're chasing it fresh, those are the listings worth watching. Just remember that pack opening is a gamble by nature, most rips don't beat what you paid in, and this kind of real pull data is exactly the sort of thing price guides never show you.
Questions people ask
How much is Chesnaught worth?+
A raw, ungraded Chesnaught 1st Edition #5 is valued around $3. Grade it and get a 9, and it's worth about $20, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy reaches $65. So the value really depends on condition and whether you've had it graded.
Is Chesnaught worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 25.1 times the raw price. That said, with only 24 copies graded total and 17 of them already PSA 10, it's not a rare feat to hit gem mint here, but grading costs money regardless of outcome, so weigh that against a $3 to $65 spread before sending it in.
Why is the Chesnaught 1st Edition #5 print worth more than the standard one?+
The 1st edition stamp marks it as part of an earlier, smaller print run, which collectors tend to value more even when the card itself carries no special rarity tag. Combined with a modest total population of 24 graded copies, that early print history gives this version a bit more staying power in the market.
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