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Gengar value & price

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Reviewed by · Updated 8 Aug 2026
Ungraded market value
$18 28% · 1Y
PSA 9
$32
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$104

Gengar is one of those cards that collectors just smile at, a ghostly favorite from the Japanese Old Maid set that mixes a bit of nostalgia with genuine crossover appeal for Pokemon fans. If you are looking up Gengar value or trying to figure out the Gengar price on today's market, the short answer is that it sits in a friendly, accessible range: $19 raw, climbing depending on how well it grades. It is not a card that will retire you, but it is the kind of pull that makes ripping packs fun.

Price history

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$0.00$34$69$103$137202420252026$104PSA 10$45BGS 9.5$32Grade 9$18Ungraded$14Grade 8$11Grade 7

Raw value is $18, up 28% over the past year, with an all-time high of $22 in June 2026.

Raw
$18
1Y
▲ 28%
PSA 10
$104
PSA 9
$32
Population
-
Gem PSA 10
-
Upside
5.7×
All-time high
$22

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Gengar price at every grade

Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).

GradeValuePopulation
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)$104-
PSA 9$32-
PSA 8$14-
PSA 7$11-
PSA 6$9.00-
PSA 5$7.00-
PSA 4$6.00-
PSA 3$5.00-
PSA 2$5.00-
PSA 1--
Raw / Ungraded$18-

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 Gengar

Is Gengar worth grading?

So is Gengar worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy runs $19, a Grade 9 sits at $36, and a true PSA 10 gem mint copy is valued at $105, which works out to about 5.5 times the raw price. That is a real jump, no question, but hitting a 10 is never guaranteed. Centering, edges, and surface all have to cooperate, and grading fees plus shipping and wait times eat into your margin fast. If you already have a copy that looks clean to your eye, sending it in can make sense, but do the math on grading costs first rather than assuming a 10 is coming back.

How rare is Gengar?

Old Maid sets were never printed with the same scale as mainline Pokemon releases, and Gengar carries that boutique, lower-mainstream-visibility feel that makes it fun to track down rather than something you trip over in every binder. We do not have official population figures to point to here, but the pricing spread between raw, Grade 9, and PSA 10 tells its own story: gem mint copies command a real premium because clean, well-centered examples are genuinely harder to find than the raw supply suggests. That gap is exactly why grading conversations around this card get interesting.

Where can you pull Gengar?

This is where PackSpy's data actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than guessing. Gengar has been recorded pulled 200 or more times across collector-crypt, courtyard, mnstr, tilt-rips, lastpack, and packs, so it is far from a ghost card in the pack-opening world. We have seen it show up in the Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Starter Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, Pokemon Ultra Pack, and Pokemon Master Pack, and the biggest recorded pull value for Gengar sits at $1,201, which shows what happens when a great copy lands in the right hands. Just remember, opening packs is a gamble by nature, and most rips do not come close to that number, so chase Gengar because you like the card, not because you are counting on a jackpot.

Questions people ask

How much is Gengar worth?+

A raw, ungraded Gengar from the Japanese Old Maid set is valued at $19 right now. Once you factor in grading, a Grade 9 moves up to $36, and a PSA 10 gem mint copy reaches $105. Where your copy lands depends entirely on its condition and whether it has been graded.

Is Gengar worth grading?+

It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 5.5 times the raw price at $105 versus $19. That said, grading costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee your copy grades that high, so it is worth inspecting the card closely before you commit to sending it in.

How much is a PSA 10 Gengar worth?+

A PSA 10 Gengar is valued at $105, a solid step up from both the raw price of $19 and the Grade 9 price of $36. Gem mint copies carry that premium because reaching a perfect grade is genuinely tough, which keeps demand for clean copies steady.

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