Dragonair Shadowless #18 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 25 Jul 2026Related Dragonair & chase cards
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Dragonair is one of those Base Set cards that just feels right in a collection, that mid-evolution stage everyone remembers chasing back in 1999, brought to life by Mitsuhiro Arita's artwork. As a Shadowless Rare from the original Base Set, it carries real history, and today a raw copy runs about $21, so if you're checking Dragonair value you're looking at a card that's affordable to own but climbs fast the higher the grade goes.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $20, up 37% over the past year, with an all-time high of $40 in April 2026.
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Dragonair price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,407 graded, only 107 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $888 | 107 | 95 / 12 |
| PSA 9 | $173 | 373 | 338 / 35 |
| PSA 8 | $84 | 339 | 240 / 99 |
| PSA 7 | $60 | 212 | 145 / 67 |
| PSA 6 | $26 | 157 | 114 / 43 |
| PSA 5 | $23 | 118 | 86 / 32 |
| PSA 4 | $22 | 66 | 55 / 11 |
| PSA 3 | $19 | 18 | 16 / 2 |
| PSA 2 | $17 | 9 | 8 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | $65 | 8 | 8 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $20 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Base Set
- Card number
- 18 of 102
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 80
- Stage
- Stage1
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Slam30xColorless · Colorless · Colorless
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
- Hyper Beam20Colorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, choose 1 of them and discard it.
Where to pull Dragonair
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The collector's take on Dragonair
Is Dragonair worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw Dragonair sits at $21, but a PSA 10 has sold for $888, which works out to roughly 41.9 times the ungraded price. That's a serious jump, but gem mint is genuinely hard to land on a card this old, centering and edge wear from decades of storage trip up a lot of submissions. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee you'll pull a 10 instead of a 9, which brings in $153, so weigh the condition of your copy honestly before you send it in. If it looks sharp under a light and the corners are clean, it's worth a shot. If it's got soft edges or print lines, you might be better off enjoying it raw.
How rare is Dragonair?
Across all grading services, only 1,401 copies of this Dragonair have been graded, and of those, just 106 have earned a PSA 10. That's a small slice at the top, meaning most graded copies land somewhere in the middle rather than gem mint. When a population that size is this thin at the highest grade, it explains why the price gap between a Grade 9 and a PSA 10 is so wide, true gem mint copies just don't come around often.
Where can you pull Dragonair?
We've tracked this Dragonair being pulled 151 times across sites like mnstr, collector-crypt, courtyard, and tilt-rips, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $270. It's shown up in a mix of packs including Pack 5, the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, the Pokémon Master Pack, Pack 1, and the Pokémon Ultra Pack, so it's not locked to one single product. That said, opening packs is still a gamble more often than not, most rips don't cover their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan. If you'd rather skip the risk entirely, buying a graded or raw copy on the secondary market is the more predictable route.
Questions people ask
How much is Dragonair worth?+
A raw, ungraded Dragonair from Base Set typically sells for around $21. Once graded, the value climbs sharply, a Grade 9 brings in about $153, and a PSA 10 has reached $888. So how much Dragonair is worth really depends on condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Dragonair worth grading?+
It can be, especially since a PSA 10 sells for roughly 41.9 times the raw price. But gem mint copies are genuinely rare, only 106 out of 1,401 graded copies have hit that top grade, so it's worth being honest about your card's condition before paying for grading.
What set is Dragonair from?+
This Dragonair is card number 18 from the original Base Set, released in 1999, and it's a Shadowless Rare illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's one of the more nostalgic pulls from that early era of the game.
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