Garchomp Value
Japanese Secret of the Lakes
Garchomp from the Japanese Secret of the Lakes set is one of those cards that pulls double duty: a fan favorite dragon type that collectors just like having in a binder, and a card with real numbers behind it if you're checking Garchomp value before you buy or sell. Raw copies sit at $12, which keeps it approachable, but the gap between a played copy and a gem mint one is where things get interesting. If you've searched Garchomp price and landed here, the short version is that it's a genuinely fun card to track, not just a spreadsheet entry.
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Garchomp price history
Ungraded value is $12, up 121% over the past year, with an all-time high of $12 in July 2026.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Garchomp price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 38 graded copies exist — only 9 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $12 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $228 | 9 |
| Grade 9 | $26 | 10 |
| Grade 8 | $19 | 10 |
| Grade 7 | – | 7 |
| Grade 6 | – | 2 |
| Grade 5 | – | – |
| Grade 4 | – | – |
| Grade 3 | – | – |
| Grade 2 | – | – |
| Grade 1 | – | – |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Garchomp — collector's take
Is Garchomp worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw Garchomp runs $12, a Grade 9 gets you to $26, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $228, which works out to 19.1x the raw price. That's a real multiplier, no question. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on this card, grading fees eat into any profit, and there's always a chance your submission comes back a 9 instead of a 10, which only gets you that $26 mark. If you already own a copy that looks flawless under a loupe, grading can make sense. If you're buying raw copies specifically hoping to flip them as PSA 10s, treat it like the gamble it is.
How rare is it?
Across all grading submissions, only 38 copies of Garchomp have been graded, and of those, just 9 have come back a PSA 10. That's a tight population by any measure. It tells you two things: gem mint copies genuinely don't come around often, which is part of why that $228 price holds up, and the overall graded pool is small enough that even a Grade 9 carries some scarcity value of its own. When a population is this thin, small shifts in demand can move the price more than they would on a heavily graded card.
Where to pull it
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in, since we track real pack openings across sites rather than just relying on price guides. We've recorded Garchomp pulled 4 times, all across mnstr, with the biggest recorded pull worth $1,299. It's shown up specifically in Pack 3, so if you're chasing this one from a live pack site, that's the pack history to watch. Worth saying plainly: pulling any specific card is a long shot, and most pack openings don't come close to what you paid in. Garchomp popping for $1,299 once is a nice story, not a guarantee.
Questions people ask
How much is Garchomp worth?
A raw, ungraded Garchomp is valued around $12. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $26 and a PSA 10 reaching $228. So the Garchomp price really depends on condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Garchomp worth grading?
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 19.1x what a raw copy goes for. But with only 9 PSA 10s existing out of 38 total graded copies, gem mint is genuinely tough to land, so factor grading costs and the risk of a lower grade into your decision.
What set is Garchomp from?
Garchomp comes from the Japanese Secret of the Lakes set. It's a card collectors seek out both for the set itself and for how scarce true gem mint copies have turned out to be.
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