Chesnaught EX #XY18 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 24 Aug 2026Related Chesnaught EX #XY18 & chase cards
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Chesnaught EX #XY18 is one of those black star promo cards that quietly built a following, the kind of EX that showed up in tins and starter packs back in the XY era rather than a main set booster. If you are digging into Chesnaught EX #XY18 value right now, the short answer is that it sits in budget territory raw, but the story gets a lot more interesting once grading enters the picture. Promos like this one are collected as much for nostalgia as investment, and that mix is part of the charm.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.49, up 69% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.75 in February 2021.
Recent pulls of Chesnaught EX #XY18
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Chesnaught EX #XY18 price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $453 | - |
| PSA 9 | $14 | - |
| PSA 8 | $11 | - |
| PSA 7 | $5.00 | - |
| PSA 6 | $4.00 | - |
| PSA 5 | $3.00 | - |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.49 | - |
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 Chesnaught EX #XY18
Is Chesnaught EX #XY18 worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Let's be honest about the math first. A raw Chesnaught EX #XY18 sits around $4, a Grade 9 copy moves up to $14, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $453, which works out to 108.2x the raw price. That gap looks tempting, but gem mint is genuinely hard to land on a card like this, promos often have centering quirks or surface texture from how they were originally packaged and handled. Grading fees, shipping, and the wait time all eat into your potential profit, and if the card comes back a 9 instead of a 10 you are looking at $14, not $453. If you already own a copy that looks sharp in hand, corners clean, centering even, it can be worth the gamble. If you are buying raw copies specifically to grade and flip, go in knowing most cards do not come back gem mint, and treat it as a bet, not a plan.
How rare is Chesnaught EX #XY18?
We do not have official population numbers to lean on for Chesnaught EX #XY18, but the story here is really told by how rarely it turns up at all. PackSpy has only recorded this card being pulled 3 times across the sites we track, which tells you it is not a card people are opening in volume. Promos from this era were distributed in specific ways, tins, starter kits, occasional retail bundles, so the number of copies floating around in top condition is naturally limited even without a hard population count. That kind of quiet scarcity is exactly why PSA 10 copies can command such a premium over the raw price.
Where can you pull Chesnaught EX #XY18?
This is where our data actually earns its keep. Across the pack sites PackSpy tracks, Chesnaught EX #XY18 has been pulled 3 times, all recorded on collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $13. It has shown up specifically in Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack openings, which lines up with how this card was originally distributed back when it released, more of a bundled promo than a chase pull from a flagship booster box. If you are hoping to pull one yourself, know that it is a long shot in most standard packs, and plenty of collectors end up buying their copy on the secondary market instead of chasing it live. That is worth remembering generally too, opening packs is fun, but it is gambling, and most rips do not pay for themselves.
Questions people ask
How much is Chesnaught EX #XY18 worth?+
A raw, ungraded Chesnaught EX #XY18 is worth about $4 right now. Once you factor in grading, a Grade 9 sits at $14, and a PSA 10 climbs to $453, so condition makes a real difference on this one.
Is Chesnaught EX #XY18 worth grading?+
It can be, if your copy is genuinely clean. The jump from $4 raw to $453 for a PSA 10 is significant, about 108.2x, but gem mint is tough to hit and grading fees plus the risk of a lower grade should factor into your decision.
How much is a PSA 10 Chesnaught EX #XY18 worth?+
A PSA 10 Chesnaught EX #XY18 is valued at $453, a big step up from the $14 Grade 9 price and worlds away from the $4 raw value. That kind of gap is common with promos where gem mint copies are genuinely hard to come by.
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