Fire Embossed value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Fire & chase cards
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Fire is one of those quietly special pieces from the Japanese Meiji Promo set, an embossed card that Pokemon collectors have soft spot for because of its texture and its ties to Meiji's old chocolate and candy promotions rather than a mainstream booster set. If you are looking into Fire value, the raw card currently sits at $27, which feels almost modest until you realize how little of this card actually moves through the hobby. It is the kind of card that rewards patience and a good eye, not quick flips.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $39, up 125% over the past year, with an all-time high of $39 in September 2026.
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Fire price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $169 | - |
| PSA 9 | $109 | - |
| PSA 8 | $74 | - |
| PSA 7 | $42 | - |
| PSA 6 | $33 | - |
| PSA 5 | $26 | - |
| PSA 4 | $22 | - |
| PSA 3 | $19 | - |
| PSA 2 | $17 | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $39 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
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The collector's take on Fire
Is Fire worth grading?
Here is the honest math: a raw Fire is worth $27, a Grade 9 jumps to $80, and a PSA 10 command $169, which works out to about 6.3 times the raw price. That is a real gap, and it is tempting to send every copy you own straight to grading. But embossed cards like Fire show wear differently than standard holos, surface texture can hide or reveal centering and print issues in ways that are easy to misjudge with the naked eye, so gem mint is genuinely harder to hit than it looks. Add in grading fees and turnaround time, and grading only makes sense if your copy is already close to flawless. If there is any doubt, it is often smarter to enjoy it raw or sell it as is rather than gamble on a fee you might not earn back.
How rare is Fire?
PackSpy has not logged specific population numbers for Fire, but everything about the Meiji Promo set points to genuine scarcity. These were regional Japanese promotional issues, not mass produced English boosters, so raw copies are already uncommon and high grade copies rarer still simply because so few were ever handled carefully enough to survive in top condition. That scarcity is a big part of why the price holds up the way it does, from the $27 raw baseline all the way to $169 for a PSA 10. Scarcity alone does not create value, but paired with genuine collector demand for embossed promos, it explains why this card is not something you casually stumble into.
Where can you pull Fire?
This is where PackSpy's tracking really matters. We record real pulls across pack opening sites, and as of now Fire has not shown up in a single tracked pull on any site we monitor. That tells you plainly this is not a card you should expect to hit from a live pack, it is rarely pulled and almost all copies in circulation come from the secondary market, from older Japanese promo distributions, or from collectors trading directly. If you want Fire specifically, buying it outright is the realistic path, not chasing it through packs.
Questions people ask
How much is Fire worth?+
A raw, ungraded Fire from the Japanese Meiji Promo set is currently valued at $27. That is the baseline most collectors reference when checking Fire price, before grading adds any premium.
Is Fire worth grading?+
It depends on the condition of your copy. A PSA 10 sells for $169, which is 6.3 times the raw value of $27, but embossed cards are tricky to grade gem mint, and grading fees eat into that upside if you land a Grade 9 at $80 or lower instead.
How much is a PSA 10 Fire worth?+
A PSA 10 Fire is valued at $169, making it the clear high end of the market for this card. That is well above the $27 raw price and the $80 mark for a Grade 9, reflecting just how hard gem mint condition is to achieve on this embossed promo.
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