Crustle #8 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Crustle & chase cards
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Crustle #8 comes from the Japanese Heat Wave Arena set, released back in 2012, and it's the kind of card that quietly rewards collectors who dig into older Japanese-only releases. Illustrated by Ryo Ueda, it sits at Uncommon rarity, which means it was never chased the way a rare or holo would be, but that also gives it a certain quiet charm. If you're looking into Crustle value, the short answer is that this is an affordable, low-key card with a surprisingly nice ceiling once you factor in grading.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.29, down 21% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.50 in March 2025.
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Crustle price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 8 graded, only 6 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $36 | 6 | 1 / 5 |
| PSA 9 | $12 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 8 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 7 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.29 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 8
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 110
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
Attacks
- Cut30Grass · Colorless
- Heavy Bullet70Grass · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
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The collector's take on Crustle
Is Crustle worth grading?
Here's the honest take on grading Crustle: raw copies sit at $1, but a PSA 10 is worth $36, which works out to 24.7 times the raw price. That's a real jump, no doubt about it, but grading fees, shipping and the waiting game all eat into that margin fast, and gem mint is never a guarantee even on a card that looks perfect to the naked eye. A Grade 9 lands at $12, so there's a middle tier too if a 10 doesn't come through. If you already own the card and it's genuinely sharp, corners clean, centering solid, it can be worth sending in. If you're buying raw copies purely to gamble on a 10, just go in knowing the odds aren't guaranteed and treat it like the calculated risk it is.
How rare is Crustle?
We don't have population numbers on file for Crustle, so it's hard to say exactly how many gem mint copies exist out there. What we can say is that as an Uncommon from a 2012 Japanese set, it was never printed or chased with the intensity of a holo or a rare, which keeps its overall profile modest. That said, uncommons from older Japanese-only sets often fly under the radar for years before collectors circle back to fill out full sets, and that slow-burn demand is usually what nudges prices for cards like this one over time.
Where can you pull Crustle?
This is where PackSpy's data actually tells you something a price guide can't: we haven't recorded Crustle being pulled on any tracked pack site yet. That tells us it's either genuinely rare to hit in these products or it's simply not showing up in the packs people are currently opening. Realistically, if you want a copy of Crustle right now, your best bet is the secondary market rather than hoping for a live pull, and that's worth knowing before you spend money chasing it in packs. It's a good reminder that opening packs is a gamble in general, and most rips don't cover their cost, so buying the card directly is often the smarter move if it's specifically Crustle you're after.
Questions people ask
How much is Crustle worth?+
A raw, ungraded Crustle #8 from Heat Wave Arena is valued at $1. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $12 and a PSA 10 reaching $36, so condition makes a real difference on this one.
Is Crustle worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 24.7 times the raw price. Just remember grading costs money and gem mint isn't guaranteed, so it makes the most sense when your copy already looks close to flawless.
How much is a PSA 10 Crustle worth?+
A PSA 10 Crustle is valued at $36, compared to just $1 for a raw copy and $12 for a Grade 9. That gap is exactly why gem mint condition matters so much for this card.
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