Espeon Reverse Holo #16 — Sandstorm Pokémon card

Espeon Reverse Holo #16 Value

Name: Espeon Reverse Holo #16 — Sandstorm
Brand: Pokémon

Sandstorm · Card 16/100 · Rare · 2003

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.

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Market value & price

Raw / Ungraded

$59

Grade 9

$309

PSA 10

$1.7k

PSA 10 is 28.2× the raw price421 graded worldwideonly 34 in PSA 10

Value by grade

Where it drops

Pulled 16× on PackSpy across Collector Crypt · biggest hit $4.4k.

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Espeon price history

Ungraded value is $59, up 28% over the past year, with an all-time high of $67 in January 2026.

Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.

Espeon price at every grade

The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 421 graded copies exist — only 34 are PSA 10.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
Raw / Ungraded	$59	—	—
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$1.7k	34	11 / 23
Grade 9	$309	95	74 / 21
Grade 8	$98	132	110 / 22
Grade 7	$79	68	58 / 10
Grade 6	$59	54	44 / 10
Grade 5	$49	27	22 / 5
Grade 4	$42	4	4 / –
Grade 3	$36	4	3 / 1
Grade 2	$32	1	1 / –
Grade 1	$35	2	2 / –

Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; 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 Ray20
Psychic
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.

Espeon — collector's take

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 it?

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 to pull it

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.