Emolga EX #46 Value
XY · Card 46/146 · Ultra Rare · 2014
Emolga EX #46 is one of those cards from the 2014 XY set that still makes collectors smile when they pull it, an Ultra Rare with artwork from Eske Yoshinob that captures the little electric squirrel mid-charge. If you are trying to pin down Emolga EX value right now, the raw card sits at $8, which is affordable enough that plenty of people pick one up just to have it in a binder. It is not a chase card in the way some XY hits are, but it has stuck around as a nice, recognizable piece from that era.
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Emolga EX price history
Ungraded value is $8.00, up 127% over the past year, with an all-time high of $8.00 in March 2021.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Emolga EX price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 145 graded copies exist — only 17 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $8.00 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $140 | 17 |
| Grade 9 | $20 | 38 |
| Grade 8 | $18 | 42 |
| Grade 7 | $6.50 | 19 |
| Grade 6 | $5.00 | 13 |
| Grade 5 | $4.00 | 8 |
| Grade 4 | $3.00 | 3 |
| Grade 3 | $3.00 | 4 |
| Grade 2 | $3.00 | – |
| Grade 1 | – | 1 |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- XY
- Card number
- 46 of 146
- Rarity
- Ultra Rare
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 110
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 0
- Illustrator
- Eske Yoshinob
- Released
- 2014
Attacks
- Energy GlideColorless
Search your deck for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward. If you attached Energy in this way, switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
- Electron Crush60+Lightning · Colorless · Colorless
You may discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 30 more damage.
Emolga EX — collector's take
Is Emolga EX worth grading?
So is Emolga EX worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy runs about $8, a Grade 9 climbs to $20, and a true PSA 10 gem mint copy is valued at $140, which works out to roughly 17.5 times the raw price. That jump looks tempting, but getting a 10 is not easy, only 17 out of 145 graded copies have hit that mark, so you are looking at real odds against you. Add in grading fees and turnaround time, and this becomes a card where you should love it enough to grade it for fun first, and see the payoff as a bonus rather than the plan.
How rare is it?
Right now there are 145 total graded copies of Emolga EX on record, and only 17 of those earned a PSA 10. That is a fairly small population overall, and gem mint copies are clearly the minority within it. When a card has this few high grades floating around, it naturally supports the price gap between raw, Grade 9, and PSA 10, because collectors chasing a perfect copy have very few to compete for.
Where to pull it
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, since we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just guessing at odds. We have recorded Emolga EX pulled 154 times across tilt-rips, courtyard, and collector-crypt, showing up in products like the Pokemon Mini Pack, Pokemon Starter Pack, Pokemon Expert Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. The biggest recorded pull value on this card hit $406, which shows how much the packaging and moment can matter beyond the base price. Worth saying plainly though, opening packs is a gamble and most rips do not come out ahead, so if you are pulling for value chasing rather than fun, go in with your eyes open.
Questions people ask
How much is Emolga EX worth?
A raw, ungraded Emolga EX is valued at $8. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 sitting around $20 and a PSA 10 reaching $140, so condition makes a real difference here.
Is Emolga EX worth grading?
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 17.5 times the raw price. Just know that only 17 of the 145 graded copies on record have reached that gem mint 10, so it is a gamble, not a guarantee.
What set is Emolga EX from?
Emolga EX #46 comes from the XY set, released in 2014. It is classified as Ultra Rare and features artwork by Eske Yoshinob.
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