Dratini Shadowless #26 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 27 Aug 2026Related Dratini & chase cards
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Dratini is one of those small, easy-to-overlook cards from the original 1999 Base Set that a lot of collectors end up loving more than they expected to, thanks to Ken Sugimori's simple, charming artwork of the little blue dragon. As an uncommon shadowless print, it sits in that early corner of Pokemon history that people chase for nostalgia as much as investment, and if you are searching for Dratini value, the short answer is that it is an affordable, genuinely fun card to own, currently sitting around $6 raw.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $6.81, up 85% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.22 in May 2022.
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Dratini price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,808 graded, only 263 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $368 | 263 | 232 / 31 |
| PSA 9 | $51 | 530 | 466 / 64 |
| PSA 8 | $29 | 425 | 292 / 133 |
| PSA 7 | $27 | 266 | 152 / 114 |
| PSA 6 | $14 | 146 | 91 / 55 |
| PSA 5 | $11 | 108 | 72 / 36 |
| PSA 4 | $9.00 | 42 | 24 / 18 |
| PSA 3 | $8.00 | 16 | 10 / 6 |
| PSA 2 | $7.00 | 7 | 7 / - |
| PSA 1 | $64 | 5 | 5 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $7.14 | - | - |
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
- 26 of 102
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 40
- Stage
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Pound10Colorless
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The collector's take on Dratini
Is Dratini worth grading?
Here is the honest math: a raw, ungraded Dratini Shadowless #26 runs about $6, while a PSA 10 sits at $232, which works out to roughly 41.4 times the raw price. That is a real jump, no question, but hitting a true gem mint 10 on a card this old is genuinely tricky since decades of handling and centering issues from original printing runs work against you. Grading fees add up fast, and if your copy comes back a Grade 9 or lower, you may not recoup the cost, so it is worth grading if you already suspect your copy is sharp, corners clean, centering tight, rather than sending off something you are unsure about just to find out.
How rare is Dratini?
Across all grading services, there are 1,808 graded copies of this Dratini on record, and only 263 of those have earned the top PSA 10 grade. That means gem mint copies make up a small slice of an already modest population, which helps explain why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 market. When a card's population skews toward lower and mid grades like this one does, a clean high grade copy naturally stands out to buyers, and that scarcity is a big part of what keeps demand steady even for an uncommon card like this.
Where can you pull Dratini?
PackSpy has tracked 103 recorded pulls of this Dratini across sites including mnstr, courtyard, collector-crypt, and packs, with the biggest single pull landing at $185. It has turned up in a mix of products, from Pack 5 and the Pokemon Pro Pack to the Pokemon Starter Pack, the Legendary Pokemon Gacha Pack, and Puffer's Packs, so it is not tied to one specific product if you are hoping to pull one yourself. That said, opening packs is always a gamble and most rips do not cover their cost, so treat any pull as a nice bonus rather than a plan, and know that plenty of collectors simply buy this one on the secondary market instead.
Questions people ask
How much is Dratini worth?+
A raw, ungraded Dratini Shadowless #26 is currently valued around $6. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 sitting at $466 and a PSA 10 at $232, so condition and grading history make a real difference to what a specific copy is worth.
Is Dratini worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 41.4 times the raw price, but gem mint copies are hard to come by given only 263 of the 1,808 graded copies have hit that top grade. If your copy already looks sharp and well centered, grading may pay off, but it is a real gamble if the card has visible wear.
Why is the Dratini Shadowless #26 print worth more than the standard one?+
Shadowless cards come from the earliest print runs of the Base Set, before Wizards of the Coast added the shadow border to later prints, so they carry an extra layer of history and scarcity that collectors value. That early-print appeal is a big reason shadowless copies tend to draw more attention than the standard unlimited version.
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