Dark Gyarados #8 value & price
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Dark Gyarados has that dark-card mystique going for it right out of the gate, a shadowy twist on one of the most iconic Pokemon ever printed, and it comes from the Celebrations set released back in 2000, illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. As a Rare pull, it sits in that sweet spot where collectors actually chase it rather than just shrug past it, which is exactly why so many people land here trying to pin down Dark Gyarados value before they buy or sell. The short version: raw copies sit at $6, and graded copies climb sharply from there, which we'll break down properly below.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $5.85, up 47% over the past year, with an all-time high of $6.85 in July 2026.
Recent pulls of Dark Gyarados
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Dark Gyarados price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 3 graded, only 1 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $86 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 9 | $24 | - | - / - |
| PSA 8 | $22 | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 7 | $12 | - | - / - |
| PSA 6 | $9.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | $7.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | $6.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $5.85 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Celebrations
- Card number
- 8
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
Attacks
- Ice Beam30Water · Water · Water
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The collector's take on Dark Gyarados
Is Dark Gyarados worth grading?
Here's the honest math on Dark Gyarados price across grades: a raw copy runs $6, a Grade 9 sits at $29, and a PSA 10 commands $92, which works out to 14.7 times what the raw card sells for. That's a real jump, no question, but grading isn't free and it isn't guaranteed. You're paying submission fees and waiting on turnaround time, and there's always a chance your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10, especially with older cardstock where centering and edge wear creep in more than people expect. If your copy already looks sharp under a light, corners clean, centering even, it's worth considering. If it's got soft edges or you're not sure, it might be smarter to enjoy it raw or sell it as is rather than gamble the grading fee away.
How rare is Dark Gyarados?
The population numbers here tell a quiet but striking story. Only 3 graded copies of Dark Gyarados exist in total, and of those, just 1 has earned a PSA 10. That's an extremely thin population by any measure, and it means gem mint copies are genuinely rare, not just marketing rare. When a population is this small, pricing can swing hard on a single sale, and it also means patience matters if you're hunting a PSA 10 specifically, because there simply aren't many out there to buy.
Where can you pull Dark Gyarados?
We've recorded Dark Gyarados pulled 173 times across the pack sites we track, including collector-crypt, courtyard, mnstr, packs, tilt-rips, and lastpack, so it does show up, just not constantly. It's turned up in a mix of products too, Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, Water Pack, Pokemon Master Pack, Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, and Pokemon Pro Pack among them. The biggest recorded pull we've logged for this card hit $3,841, which is a fun number to know but not something to expect on your next rip. Opening packs for a card like this is genuinely a gamble, most openings won't net anywhere near that, and that's exactly why we track real pull data across sites rather than lean on guesswork.
Questions people ask
How much is Dark Gyarados worth?+
A raw, ungraded Dark Gyarados is worth $6 right now. Graded copies are worth considerably more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $29 and a PSA 10 reaching $92, so condition and grading make a real difference to the final number.
Is Dark Gyarados worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 14.7 times the raw price. But with only 3 copies graded in total and just 1 PSA 10 among them, gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, so weigh the grading cost against the condition of your specific card before sending it in.
What set is Dark Gyarados from?+
Dark Gyarados is card #8 from the Celebrations set, released in 2000. It's a Rare card illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, and it's one of the more sought-after pulls from that release.
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