Dark Gyarados #5 value & price
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Dark Gyarados is one of those cards that just looks right, a menacing shiny sea serpent from the Japanese 25th Anniversary Promo set that came out to celebrate a quarter century of the game. If you are trying to pin down Dark Gyarados value, the short version is that raw copies sit at $48 while a pristine PSA 10 trades hands for $9,129, a gap that tells you everything about how much collectors prize a clean copy of this one.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $45, up 107% over the past year, with an all-time high of $47 in June 2026.
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Dark Gyarados price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 10,876 graded, only 10,046 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $156 | 10,046 | 9,129 / 917 |
| PSA 9 | $60 | 595 | 534 / 61 |
| PSA 8 | $26 | 126 | 100 / 26 |
| PSA 7 | - | 48 | 45 / 3 |
| PSA 6 | $16 | 42 | 40 / 2 |
| PSA 5 | $12 | 12 | 11 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $10 | 7 | 7 / - |
| PSA 3 | $9.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $8.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $45 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Where to pull Dark Gyarados
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The collector's take on Dark Gyarados
Is Dark Gyarados worth grading?
So is Dark Gyarados worth grading? A PSA 10 comes in at 189.0x the raw price, which is a serious jump and explains why so many people send their copies in. But that multiplier only rewards the copies that come back gem mint, and Dark Gyarados is not an easy card to get flawless, print lines and edge wear show up fast on that dark holo foil. Grading costs money and takes time, and there is no refund if your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10, so look closely at your copy under good light before you commit, and treat it as a considered bet rather than a sure thing.
How rare is Dark Gyarados?
Right now there are 10,876 total graded copies of Dark Gyarados on record, and a striking 10,046 of those are PSA 10. That is a huge share sitting at the top grade, which tells you this card grades well when it grades at all, but it also means true gem mint copies are common enough that the price reflects steady demand rather than pure rarity. The real scarcity story here is in the raw population outside that graded pool, since most collectors are still holding ungraded copies and only a fraction ever make the trip to a grading company.
Where can you pull Dark Gyarados?
PackSpy has tracked 14 real pulls of Dark Gyarados across pack sites, all logged on mnstr, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $986. We have seen it show up in Pack 2 and Pack 3, so if you are chasing this one, those are worth watching. Just remember that pulling a card like this from a live break is genuinely rare and most opens do not pay off, which is why so many collectors end up buying Dark Gyarados on the secondary market instead of waiting on a rip.
Questions people ask
How much is Dark Gyarados worth?+
A raw, ungraded Dark Gyarados is valued at $48. Grade it and a Grade 9 brings $534, while a PSA 10 sits at $9,129, so condition makes a massive difference to what it is actually worth.
Is Dark Gyarados worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 189.0x the raw price of $48. The catch is that gem mint copies are genuinely hard to hit, so weigh the grading cost and the risk of a lower grade before sending yours in.
What set is Dark Gyarados from?+
Dark Gyarados #5 comes from the Japanese 25th Anniversary Promo set, released to mark the game's 25th year. It is a holo card that has become a real favorite among collectors chasing that anniversary lineup.
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