Erika's Dragonair 1st Edition #4 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 21 Aug 2026Related Erika's Dragonair & chase cards
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Erika's Dragonair 1st Edition #4 is one of the quiet favorites from the Gym Heroes set, released back in 2000, and it's easy to see why: Atsuko Nishida's artwork gives this Rare Holo a softness that a lot of trainer cards from that era just don't have. If you're searching for Erika's Dragonair value, you're in good company, this is a card people hold onto rather than flip. Right now it sits at $221 raw, which already tells you collectors take it seriously.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $275, up 120% over the past year, with an all-time high of $275 in August 2026.
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Erika's Dragonair price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,736 graded, only 314 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $2.9k | 314 | 209 / 105 |
| PSA 9 | $575 | 1,091 | 956 / 135 |
| PSA 8 | $313 | 740 | 619 / 121 |
| PSA 7 | $229 | 312 | 264 / 48 |
| PSA 6 | $163 | 150 | 132 / 18 |
| PSA 5 | $96 | 82 | 75 / 7 |
| PSA 4 | $70 | 25 | 21 / 4 |
| PSA 3 | $60 | 9 | 7 / 2 |
| PSA 2 | $54 | 7 | 5 / 2 |
| PSA 1 | $90 | 6 | 6 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $275 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Gym Heroes
- Card number
- 4 of 132
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 80
- Stage
- Stage1
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Blizzard30Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your own Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
- Take AwayColorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
Shuffle Erika's Dragonair and all cards attached to it into your deck. Then, your opponent shuffles his or her Active Pokémon and all cards attached to it into his or her deck.
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The collector's take on Erika's Dragonair
Is Erika's Dragonair worth grading?
So is Erika's Dragonair worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs $221, a Grade 9 jumps to $586, and a true PSA 10 gem mint sits at $3,028, which works out to 13.7x the raw price. That gap is real money, but getting a 1st edition holo from 2000 to gem mint condition is genuinely tough. Decades of handling, factory print lines, and centering issues on cards from this era mean plenty of nice-looking copies come back as a 9, not a 10. Grading costs and turnaround time are worth factoring in before you send one off, especially if your copy already has visible wear. If it looks clean under a light and the edges are sharp, it might be worth the gamble. If not, raw might be the smarter move.
How rare is Erika's Dragonair?
Exact population numbers aren't something we're pulling out of thin air here, so let's talk about what we do know: this is a Rare Holo from a set that's over two decades old, and 1st edition prints from Gym Heroes were only around for a short print window before the unlimited runs took over. That combination, age plus a limited first print, is exactly why fewer clean copies exist today than you'd think. Every year that passes, the pool of well-preserved raw copies shrinks a little more, which is part of what keeps the graded prices climbing.
Where can you pull Erika's Dragonair?
This is where PackSpy's live tracking actually comes in handy, because we're not just quoting a price guide, we're watching real packs get opened. We've recorded Erika's Dragonair pulled 5 times so far, all from courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $84. It's shown up in Pokémon Pro Pack and Pokémon Master Pack, so if you're chasing this one through online breaks, those are the products where it's actually surfaced. Just know going in that pack odds are a gamble and most rips don't cover what you spent, this card being pulled at all is the exception, not the rule. Most collectors who want this one end up buying it directly on the secondary market instead.
Questions people ask
How much is Erika's Dragonair worth?+
A raw, ungraded Erika's Dragonair 1st Edition #4 is worth $221 right now. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $586 and a PSA 10 reaching $3,028. Condition really does drive the price here, so it's worth a close look before buying or selling.
Is Erika's Dragonair worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 13.7x what a raw copy goes for. But gem mint is hard to hit on a card this old, and grading takes time and money with no guarantee of a 10. If your copy already shows wear, it might be better kept raw.
Why is the Erika's Dragonair 1st Edition #4 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st edition cards from Gym Heroes were only printed for a short window before the set moved to unlimited printing, so fewer of them exist. That scarcity is a big part of why collectors chase the 1st edition stamp specifically, alongside the card's holo rarity and the era it comes from.
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