Question 1

Is Ekans worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is Ekans worth grading? Here's the real math: a raw, ungraded copy runs about $3, while a PSA 10 gem mint version is valued at $97, which works out to roughly 37.8 times the raw price. That's a genuinely big jump, and it's easy to get excited about it. But hitting a PSA 10 is not guaranteed, plenty of copies come back as a Grade 9, which trades at $19, a much smaller return once you've paid grading fees and shipping. For a common card like this, grading only really pays off if you're confident the copy is sharp, centered, and free of the little print or edge flaws that keep cards out of gem mint territory. If you've got a rough copy, it's probably not worth the gamble.

Question 2

How rare is Ekans?

Accepted Answer

Ekans carries a common rarity in the Team Rocket set, which tells you a lot on its own. Commons were printed in large numbers back in 2000, so this isn't a card where scarcity is driving the price up. The value here comes mostly from condition and grade rather than any shortage of copies floating around. That's actually good news for collectors on a budget, since it means a clean 1st edition Ekans is very reachable without competing against a tiny surviving population.

Question 3

Where can you pull Ekans?

Accepted Answer

We've tracked 42 pulls of this Ekans across collector-crypt and courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $200, which shows how much a single well-timed hit can outperform the usual market price. It's shown up in packs like the Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Master Pack, Pokemon Pro Pack, Pokemon Starter Pack, and Pokemon Basic Pack. That spread tells you it's not locked to one product, it turns up here and there across different pack types, which is exactly the kind of detail a static price guide won't show you. Worth remembering though, pack opening is a gamble and most rips don't beat what you'd pay buying the card outright.

Question 4

How much is Ekans worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Ekans from Team Rocket is valued around $3. Send it off for grading and a Grade 9 comes in at $19, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy jumps up to $97, so condition makes a real difference here.

Question 5

Is Ekans worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 37.8 times the raw price, going from $3 up to $97. But gem mint copies aren't easy to pull off, and a Grade 9 only fetches $19, so it's worth being honest about your copy's condition before you spend on grading fees.

Question 6

Why is the Ekans 1st Edition #56 print worth more than the standard one?

Accepted Answer

1st edition cards were only printed in that very first run of the Team Rocket set back in 2000, which sets them apart from later reprints even when the artwork and card number are identical. Collectors tend to pay a premium for that early print history, and it's part of why this specific Ekans holds a bit more appeal than a standard unlimited copy.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$110	1,032	641 / 391
PSA 9	$24	1,531	853 / 678
PSA 8	$15	730	315 / 415
PSA 7	$13	237	86 / 151
PSA 6	$10	97	41 / 56
PSA 5	$4.45	48	27 / 21
PSA 4	$4.00	18	8 / 10
PSA 3	$3.00	5	3 / 2
PSA 2	$3.00	3	3 / -
PSA 1	-	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$2.00	-	-

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