Cynthia's Garchomp ex #87 value & price
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Cynthia's Garchomp ex #87 comes out of the Japanese Heat Wave Arena set, and it's the kind of card that pulls double duty: a fan favorite trainer paired with one of the strongest dragon types in the game. If you're looking into Cynthia's Garchomp ex value, the short version is that it sits at a healthy $170 raw, which already tells you collectors take this one seriously. Between the artwork, the trainer tie in, and the demand around ex cards from this era, it's earned a real spot on want lists.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $174, up 4% over the past year, with an all-time high of $270 in March 2025.
Recent pulls of Cynthia's Garchomp ex
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$93PSA 10 GEM MINTPokémon Master PackCourtyard · 23m ago
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$1.27RawDestined Rivals (Pokemon)Packdraw · 33m ago
$31CGC 10 GEM MINTPokémon Starter PackCourtyard · 44m ago-RawPokémon Uncommon PackPackz · 58m ago-RawPokémon Uncommon PackPackz · 1h ago
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Cynthia's Garchomp ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 8,721 graded, only 7,939 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $270 | 7,939 | 7,455 / 484 |
| PSA 9 | $171 | 576 | 518 / 58 |
| PSA 8 | $118 | 124 | 86 / 38 |
| PSA 7 | - | 37 | 31 / 6 |
| PSA 6 | - | 29 | 26 / 3 |
| PSA 5 | - | 12 | 10 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | - | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 3 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $174 | - | - |
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 Cynthia's Garchomp ex
Is Cynthia's Garchomp ex worth grading?
So is Cynthia's Garchomp ex worth grading? A PSA 10 comes in at $295, which works out to about 1.7x what you'd get for the raw card, and that's a solid bump on paper. But here's the honest part: gem mint is genuinely hard to land on a card like this. Centering, edge wear, and surface print lines all have to cooperate, and grading fees plus turnaround time eat into that upside fast. If your copy already looks clean under a light, it's worth the gamble. If it's got soft corners or a visible scratch, a Grade 9 at $180 is still a fine outcome, and you might come out ahead just selling it raw and skipping the wait.
How rare is Cynthia's Garchomp ex?
We don't have official population numbers to point to here, but that's actually pretty normal for Japanese exclusive sets like Heat Wave Arena, they simply don't get graded as often as English releases, so clean PSA 10 copies tend to feel scarcer than you'd expect. That relative scarcity is a big part of why the gap between raw and PSA 10 pricing exists at all. Fewer graders chasing fewer high grade copies means the ones that do exist hold their value well.
Where can you pull Cynthia's Garchomp ex?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack sites instead of guessing. We've logged 200 or more pulls of Cynthia's Garchomp ex across lastpack, tilt-rips, collector-crypt, and courtyard, so it's not some myth card, it genuinely shows up. The biggest recorded pull hit $655, which shows how much a lucky grade or a hot moment can swing things. If you're chasing it yourself, keep an eye on packs like noobie, the Pokemon Starter Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, and Pokemon Mini Pack, all spots where it's been recorded. Just remember, opening packs is gambling at the end of the day, and most rips don't beat what you paid in, so treat it as fun first and an investment second.
Questions people ask
How much is Cynthia's Garchomp ex worth?+
Right now, a raw or ungraded copy of Cynthia's Garchomp ex is valued around $170. Grading pushes that number up, with a Grade 9 sitting at $180 and a PSA 10 reaching $295, so condition really does move the needle here.
Is Cynthia's Garchomp ex worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 1.7x the raw price at $295 versus $170. The catch is that hitting a true gem mint is tough, so it's worth grading if your copy already looks sharp, but not a guaranteed win if there's visible wear.
How much is a PSA 10 Cynthia's Garchomp ex worth?+
A PSA 10 Cynthia's Garchomp ex currently sits at $295, noticeably higher than both the raw price of $170 and the Grade 9 price of $180. That gap is exactly why gem mint copies get so much attention from collectors.
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