Clair's Gyarados #48 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Clair's Gyarados & chase cards
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Clair's Gyarados #48 comes from the Japanese VS set, one of those older releases that quietly holds a lot of charm for collectors who grew up chasing gym leader cards. It is not a card that shows up everywhere, and that scarcity is exactly why people keep searching for Clair's Gyarados value before they buy or sell one. Right now a raw copy sits at $78, which already tells you this is a card worth treating carefully rather than tossing in a binder.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $78, up 123% over the past year, with an all-time high of $86 in July 2026.
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Clair's Gyarados price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 571 graded, only 259 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $926 | 259 | 259 / - |
| PSA 9 | $169 | 196 | 195 / 1 |
| PSA 8 | $135 | 74 | 74 / - |
| PSA 7 | $114 | 22 | 22 / - |
| PSA 6 | $100 | 9 | 9 / - |
| PSA 5 | $42 | 6 | 6 / - |
| PSA 4 | $36 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 3 | $31 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | $28 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $78 | - | - |
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 Clair's Gyarados
Is Clair's Gyarados worth grading?
So is Clair's Gyarados worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy runs $78, a Grade 9 brings $195, and a PSA 10 tops out at $259, which works out to about 3.3 times the raw price once it hits gem mint. That is a real jump, no question. But grading costs money and time, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back a 10. Older Japanese cards like this one often show whitening or print lines that only show up once a grader has it under a light. If your copy already looks clean and sharp to your eye, grading can make sense. If it has visible wear, you might be better off enjoying it raw or selling it as is rather than gambling on a grading fee.
How rare is Clair's Gyarados?
Across all grading companies combined, there are 571 graded copies of Clair's Gyarados on record, and 259 of those sit at PSA 10. That means well under half the graded population has reached gem mint, which is a meaningful chunk but still far from guaranteed if you send one in. For a card from an older Japanese set, a population like this tells you Clair's Gyarados was not pulled in huge numbers to begin with, and that scarcity is a big part of why the PSA 10 price holds firm at $259 rather than sliding as more copies flood the market.
Where can you pull Clair's Gyarados?
Here is where PackSpy's data actually helps rather than just repeating a price guide: across every pack site we track, Clair's Gyarados has not been recorded as a pull yet. That is not a fluke, it lines up with how tight the population numbers are. In practice, this means your realistic path to owning one is the secondary market rather than hoping to rip it from a pack. Worth remembering too, opening packs is always a gamble and most rips do not cover their cost, so treating a card like this as a targeted purchase rather than a lucky pull is usually the smarter move.
Questions people ask
How much is Clair's Gyarados worth?+
A raw, ungraded Clair's Gyarados #48 is valued at $78. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $195 and a PSA 10 reaching $259, so condition makes a real difference here.
Is Clair's Gyarados worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 3.3 times the raw price of $78, landing at $259. Just know that only 259 of the 571 graded copies have hit that gem mint grade, so it is not a sure thing, and grading fees eat into your margin if the card comes back lower.
How much is a PSA 10 Clair's Gyarados worth?+
A PSA 10 Clair's Gyarados #48 is currently valued at $259. That is the top of the market for this card, well above the $78 raw price and the $195 Grade 9 price.
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