Erika's Tangela #218 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 18 Sept 2026Related Erika's Tangela & chase cards
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Erika's Tangela is the illustration rare from the Ascended Heroes set, released in 2026, and it's the kind of card that stops people mid-scroll thanks to buchi's artwork. If you're checking Erika's Tangela value right now, here's the short version: raw copies sit at $20, while a PSA 10 climbs all the way up to $173. That kind of spread is exactly why collectors keep asking how much is Erika's Tangela worth before deciding whether to grade, sell, or just enjoy it in a binder.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $17, down 56% over the past year, with an all-time high of $38 in January 2026.
Recent pulls of Erika's Tangela
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Erika's Tangela price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 934 graded, only 695 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $108 | 695 | 319 / 376 |
| PSA 9 | $25 | 173 | 121 / 52 |
| PSA 8 | $17 | 50 | 20 / 30 |
| PSA 7 | - | 10 | 5 / 5 |
| PSA 6 | $51 | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | $41 | 6 | 5 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $35 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $30 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $27 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $18 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 218 of 295
- Rarity
- Illustration rare
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 80
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- buchi
- Released
- 2026
Attacks
- Bind50Grass · Colorless
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The collector's take on Erika's Tangela
Is Erika's Tangela worth grading?
So, is it worth grading Erika's Tangela? A PSA 10 runs about 8.5x the raw price, which is a real jump, going from $20 ungraded to $173 in gem mint condition. Grade 9 copies land in the middle at $48, which tells you condition matters a lot here and small edge wear or a slightly off-center print can knock you down a tier fast. Grading isn't free and it isn't instant, and there's always a chance your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10, so weigh the grading fees and the wait against what you'd actually gain before you send it in. If the card is already sharp out of the pack, it's a reasonable bet. If it's got soft corners or a shadow of whitening, you might just be paying to confirm what you already suspected.
How rare is Erika's Tangela?
As an illustration rare, Erika's Tangela sits in a tier that's already scarcer than your average holo, since illustration rares are pulled far less often than standard rares in most modern sets. We don't have official population figures to point to here, but the pricing itself tells a story: a $173 PSA 10 against a $20 raw card suggests gem mint copies are genuinely hard to come by, not just marked up for fun. When a card's rarity tier is this tight, every high grade copy that exists tends to hold its value, because there simply aren't many people out there sitting on a flawless one.
Where can you pull Erika's Tangela?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack sites instead of just guessing at odds. Erika's Tangela has been pulled 120 times across tilt-rips, collector-crypt, courtyard, and packs, and the biggest recorded pull we've logged came in at $2,376. It's shown up in the Pokemon Starter Pack, the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, the Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, and the Pokémon Basic Pack, so if you're chasing this one specifically, those are the products where our data says it's actually appeared. Worth saying plainly: opening packs is gambling, and most rips don't come close to covering their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Erika's Tangela worth?+
A raw, ungraded Erika's Tangela is valued at $20. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $48 and a PSA 10 reaching $173, so condition makes a real difference to Erika's Tangela value.
Is Erika's Tangela worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 8.5x the raw price, jumping from $20 to $173. Just know that gem mint copies aren't easy to land, so it's worth being honest about the card's condition before you pay for grading.
What set is Erika's Tangela from?+
Erika's Tangela is card #218 from the Ascended Heroes set, released in 2026. It's an illustration rare illustrated by buchi, which is part of why collectors are drawn to it.
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