Espeon Reverse Holo #16 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 23 Jul 2026Related Espeon & chase cards
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Espeon Reverse Holo #16 comes from Sandstorm, that 2003 set that still makes older collectors go a little misty eyed, and it's Mitsuhiro Arita artwork behind that shimmering reverse holo finish. If you're trying to nail down Espeon value today, the raw card sits at $59, which is honestly a nice entry point for a card this old with this much charm. It's a Rare, not a Secret Rare or anything flashy, but the reverse holo treatment and the Arita art keep it firmly on collector radars two decades later.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $85, up 89% over the past year, with an all-time high of $85 in August 2026.
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Espeon price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 426 graded, only 35 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.6k | 35 | 11 / 24 |
| PSA 9 | $403 | 96 | 74 / 22 |
| PSA 8 | $99 | 132 | 110 / 22 |
| PSA 7 | $79 | 68 | 58 / 10 |
| PSA 6 | $58 | 55 | 44 / 11 |
| PSA 5 | $49 | 28 | 22 / 6 |
| PSA 4 | $42 | 5 | 4 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $36 | 4 | 3 / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $32 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | $35 | 2 | 2 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $85 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Sandstorm
- Card number
- 16 of 100
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Psychic
- HP
- 80
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 2003
Attacks
- Confuse Ray20Psychic
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
- Energy Crush20+Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to all of your opponent's Pokémon.
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The collector's take on Espeon
Is Espeon worth grading?
So is Espeon worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs $59, a Grade 9 jumps to $309, and a PSA 10 sits at $1,663, which works out to 28.2x the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's tempting. But gem mint is genuinely hard to land on a Sandstorm era card. Corners soften, centering drifts, print lines show up under bright light, all the little things that keep a card at a 9 instead of a 10. Grading costs money and time regardless of what comes back, so before you send one in, look closely at the surface and corners yourself, maybe with a loupe. If it looks clean to your eye, grading can pay off. If you're on the fence, it might be safer to enjoy it raw or ungraded and let someone else take the grading gamble.
How rare is Espeon?
Right now there are 421 graded copies of this card on record, and only 34 of those are PSA 10. That's a small slice sitting at the top, which tells you gem mint Espeon copies are genuinely uncommon rather than just expensive. When you're looking at a population that thin at the highest grade, it explains why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 numbers. Scarcity at the top of the grading scale tends to hold value steady over time, since there just aren't many perfect copies changing hands.
Where can you pull Espeon?
We've tracked this exact card being pulled 16 times across collector-crypt, and it's shown up in the Grail, Mythic, Legendary, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Packs. The biggest recorded pull came in at $4,400, which is a fun number to sit with given the raw price is $59. That gap is exactly why pack opening is a gamble, most rips land closer to raw value or lower, and the big hits are the exception, not the rule. Still, if you're chasing an Espeon pull specifically, those gacha style packs are where we've actually seen it land, and that's the kind of on the ground data a price guide alone won't give you.
Questions people ask
How much is Espeon worth?+
A raw or ungraded Espeon Reverse Holo #16 from Sandstorm is worth $59. Grade it and a Grade 9 sits at $309, while a PSA 10 climbs to $1,663. So the answer really depends on condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Espeon worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 28.2x the raw price. But only 34 out of 421 graded copies have hit that gem mint grade, so it's not a sure thing. Check your card's corners and surface closely before deciding to send it in.
What set is Espeon from?+
This Espeon is from Sandstorm, released back in 2003. It's card #16, a Rare, and features artwork from Mitsuhiro Arita in that classic reverse holo style.
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