Dark Espeon #4 value & price
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Dark Espeon is one of those Neo Destiny cards that longtime collectors get a little misty about, a Rare from 2002 with artwork from Atsuko Nishida that still holds up decades later. If you are trying to pin down Dark Espeon value today, the short version is that a raw copy sits at $276, while a clean PSA 10 climbs all the way to $11,273. That kind of spread is exactly why this card keeps coming up in collector conversations.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $273, up 118% over the past year, with an all-time high of $295 in April 2026.
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Dark Espeon price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,648 graded, only 53 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $11k | 53 | 45 / 8 |
| PSA 9 | $781 | 352 | 301 / 51 |
| PSA 8 | $710 | 636 | 490 / 146 |
| PSA 7 | $542 | 557 | 456 / 101 |
| PSA 6 | $425 | 477 | 400 / 77 |
| PSA 5 | $220 | 324 | 287 / 37 |
| PSA 4 | $150 | 110 | 104 / 6 |
| PSA 3 | $72 | 54 | 45 / 9 |
| PSA 2 | $65 | 26 | 24 / 2 |
| PSA 1 | $261 | 59 | 58 / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $273 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Neo Destiny
- Card number
- 4 of 113
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Psychic
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Released
- 2002
Attacks
- Gouge10+Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 10 damage.
- PsysplashPsychic · Colorless · Colorless
Does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon for each Energy card attached to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.
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The collector's take on Dark Espeon
Is Dark Espeon worth grading?
So is it worth grading Dark Espeon? Here is the honest math: a raw copy runs $276, a Grade 9 jumps to $949, and a true gem mint PSA 10 is worth $11,273, which works out to 40.9x the raw price. That multiplier looks tempting, but only 53 copies out of 2,648 graded total have ever landed a PSA 10, so gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on this card. Grading takes time, costs money, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9, so only send in a copy that looks sharp in hand, with clean edges and centering, before you spend on grading fees hoping for the big number.
How rare is Dark Espeon?
Out of 2,648 total graded copies of Dark Espeon, only 53 have ever come back a PSA 10. That is a small slice at the very top, and it explains why the price gap between Grade 9 and PSA 10 is so wide. When a card is this hard to find in gem mint condition, every confirmed PSA 10 sale tends to carry real weight in the market, and it keeps the ceiling high for anyone chasing that top grade.
Where can you pull Dark Espeon?
PackSpy has recorded 5 pulls of Dark Espeon across collector-crypt and courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $2,800. We have seen it turn up in the Celestial Pokémon Gacha Pack and the Pokémon Platinum Pack, though pulls like this are uncommon and not something you should count on. Most people who own a Dark Espeon today bought it outright on the secondary market rather than pulling it themselves, and that is worth remembering before you spend on packs hoping to hit one, since opening packs is gambling and most rips do not come close to breaking even.
Questions people ask
How much is Dark Espeon worth?+
A raw, ungraded Dark Espeon is worth $276 right now. Graded copies are worth quite a bit more, with a Grade 9 at $949 and a PSA 10 reaching $11,273, so condition makes a real difference here.
Is Dark Espeon worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 40.9x what a raw copy goes for. But only 53 of the 2,648 graded copies have hit that top grade, so it is worth grading only if your card looks genuinely gem mint before you send it in.
What set is Dark Espeon from?+
Dark Espeon is card number 4 from the Neo Destiny set, released back in 2002. It is a Rare card illustrated by Atsuko Nishida, and it has remained a favorite among Neo era collectors ever since.
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