Cresselia #228 value & price
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Cresselia #228 comes out of Evolving Skies, one of the most beloved modern sets, and it's the kind of card that quietly holds a soft spot for a lot of collectors thanks to that dreamy, moonlit artwork. If you're checking Cresselia value right now, the short version is that a raw copy sits at $13, which makes it an easy, affordable pickup for most binders. It's not a chase card in the way some Evolving Skies alt arts are, but it's got a real following and a price that moves nicely once you start talking graded copies.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $13, up 8% over the past year, with an all-time high of $25 in September 2021.
Recent pulls of Cresselia
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Cresselia price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,419 graded, only 811 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $82 | 811 | 614 / 197 |
| PSA 9 | $25 | 479 | 349 / 130 |
| PSA 8 | $20 | 104 | 71 / 33 |
| PSA 7 | $15 | 15 | 11 / 4 |
| PSA 6 | $12 | 4 | 2 / 2 |
| PSA 5 | $10 | 5 | 3 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $9.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $8.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $7.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $13 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 228 of 237
- Rarity
- Secret Rare
- Type
- Psychic
- HP
- 120
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Darkness ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Toyste Beach
- Released
- 2021
Attacks
- Crescent GlowPsychic
Search your deck for a Psychic Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. If you go second and it's your first turn, instead search for up to 3 Psychic Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
- Photon Laser30+Psychic · Psychic
If you have at least 5 Energy in play, this attack does 90 more damage.
Where to pull Cresselia
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The collector's take on Cresselia
Is Cresselia worth grading?
Here's where it gets interesting. A raw Cresselia is $13, but a PSA 10 sells for $614, which works out to about 47.2x the ungraded price. That's a big jump, and it's the kind of number that makes people want to send every copy they own off to get graded. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on this card, centering and edge wear on Evolving Skies prints trip up a lot of submissions, and grading isn't free or fast. A Grade 9 still brings in $349, which is solid, but it's a noticeably smaller payday than that PSA 10 number. If you've got a copy that looks sharp under a loupe, with clean edges and centering, it's worth considering. If it's got soft corners or off-center printing, you might be better off keeping it raw or selling as-is rather than gambling the grading fee.
How rare is Cresselia?
Right now there are 1,415 graded copies of Cresselia on record, and 808 of those are PSA 10. That's actually a pretty high percentage of gem mints for a graded population, which tells you this card prints and grades reasonably well when it's handled carefully. It's not scarce in the way ultra low-population chase cards are, but that population number is exactly why PSA 10 pricing sits where it does: there's enough supply that pricing stays grounded, but the difference between a Grade 9 and a PSA 10 still means real money is on the table.
Where can you pull Cresselia?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in, since we track real pulls across pack sites rather than relying on price guides alone. Cresselia has been pulled 200 or more times across tilt-rips, mnstr, collector-crypt and courtyard, so it's a card that does show up with some regularity if you're ripping packs on those platforms. We've recorded it coming out of the Pokemon Dime Pack, Pack 1, the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and the Pokémon Starter Pack, so it tends to land in more accessible, lower-cost pack types rather than premium boxes. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it is $65, which is a nice reminder that pack odds swing both ways: most pulls won't hit that high, and opening packs is ultimately a gamble where the house edge is real. If you just want the card itself, buying it outright on the secondary market is usually the more predictable route.
Questions people ask
How much is Cresselia worth?+
A raw, ungraded Cresselia #228 from Evolving Skies is valued at $13. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $349 and a PSA 10 reaching $614, so condition and certification make a real difference here.
Is Cresselia worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 47.2x what the raw card is worth. That said, gem mint isn't guaranteed, and with grading fees and turnaround time to consider, it's worth checking your copy's centering and edges closely before you commit.
How much is a PSA 10 Cresselia worth?+
A PSA 10 Cresselia is currently valued at $614. Out of the 1,415 total graded copies on record, 808 have reached that PSA 10 grade, so gem mints exist in decent numbers but still carry a strong premium over raw.
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