Ethan's Slugma #35 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 21 Aug 2026Related Ethan's Slugma & chase cards
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Ethan's Slugma is the #35 card out of the Destined Rivals set, a common released in 2025 with artwork from Sanosuke Sakuma that gives this little fire lizard a lot more charm than its rarity tier might suggest. If you're digging into Ethan's Slugma value, the short version is that this one sits at the entry level of the market, but that doesn't mean there's nothing worth knowing here. Commons like this are the backbone of the set, and understanding where they land helps you make smarter calls on what to chase and what to skip.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $0.12, down 90% over the past year, with an all-time high of $1.99 in May 2025.
Recent pulls of Ethan's Slugma
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Ethan's Slugma price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1 graded.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $31 | - |
| PSA 9 | $10 | 1 |
| PSA 8 | - | - |
| PSA 7 | - | - |
| PSA 6 | - | - |
| PSA 5 | - | - |
| PSA 4 | - | - |
| PSA 3 | - | - |
| PSA 2 | - | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $0.12 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Card number
- 35 of 244
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 80
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Sanosuke Sakuma
- Released
- 2025
Attacks
- Steady Firebreathing20Fire
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The collector's take on Ethan's Slugma
Is Ethan's Slugma worth grading?
So, is it worth grading Ethan's Slugma? Here's the honest breakdown: raw copies are valued at $0, a Grade 9 comes in at $10, and a PSA 10, the gem mint standard, sits at $31. That's a 154.4x jump from raw to PSA 10 on paper, which sounds dramatic, but when your starting point is $0, even a modest PSA 10 price looks like a big multiplier. The catch is that grading costs money and time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10. For a common card like this, I'd only send it in if you already love the card, know your copy is sharp edge to edge, or you're grading a batch anyway. Chasing a $31 ceiling on a single submission rarely pencils out once fees are factored in.
How rare is Ethan's Slugma?
Right now there's just 1 graded copy of Ethan's Slugma in existence, according to population data. That's about as thin as a population report gets. It tells you almost nobody has bothered to send this card in, which lines up with a common card carrying a low raw price. Scarcity in grading terms isn't really about the card being hard to find in packs, it's about how few people think it's worth the submission fee, and right now that number is basically nobody.
Where can you pull Ethan's Slugma?
We've tracked Ethan's Slugma being pulled 200 or more times across tilt-rips, and it's also shown up in Pokemon Dime Pack breaks, so it's not a card you'll wait forever to see if you're opening online packs. The catch is the biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it is $0, which is a straightforward reminder of something worth saying plainly: pack opening is entertainment first, and most rips don't turn a profit. If you're specifically hunting Ethan's Slugma, dime packs and tilt-rips are where our data shows it actually turning up, rather than waiting around hoping a big box delivers it.
Questions people ask
How much is Ethan's Slugma worth?+
A raw, ungraded Ethan's Slugma is currently valued at $0. As a common from the 2025 Destined Rivals set, its main value comes into play once it's graded, so the raw price alone doesn't tell the full story.
Is Ethan's Slugma worth grading?+
It depends on your goals. The jump to a PSA 10 is 154.4x the raw value, which sounds big, but with only 1 graded copy on record and a PSA 10 valued at $31, the numbers only really work if you're grading for love of the card or bundling submissions to save on fees.
How much is a PSA 10 Ethan's Slugma worth?+
A PSA 10, gem mint copy of Ethan's Slugma is valued at $31. That compares to $10 for a Grade 9, so the gap between near perfect and perfect is real, even if the overall numbers stay modest for a common card.
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