Gengar V #253 value & price
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Gengar V is one of those cards that makes you smile the second you see it peeking out of a pack, that classic purple ghost energy jumping off the holo foil. It comes from the Chinese Start Deck 100 set as card #253, and if you are digging around trying to pin down Gengar V value, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $9 right now. Not a huge number on paper, but for a lot of collectors this card is about the nostalgia and the artwork as much as the price tag.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $8.75, down 15% over the past year, with an all-time high of $10 in May 2026.
Recent pulls of Gengar V
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$93Pokémon Pro PackCourtyard · 1h ago
$30Pokémon Starter PackCourtyard · 3h ago
$41Anime Pop Culture GachaCollector Crypt · 5h ago
$278Pokemon Ace PackTilt Rips · 5h ago$41Anime Pop Culture GachaCollector Crypt · 6h ago
$38Pokémon Starter PackCourtyard · 8h ago
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Gengar V price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $69 | - |
| PSA 9 | $32 | - |
| PSA 8 | - | - |
| PSA 7 | - | - |
| PSA 6 | - | - |
| PSA 5 | - | - |
| PSA 4 | - | - |
| PSA 3 | - | - |
| PSA 2 | - | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $8.75 | - |
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 V
Is Gengar V worth grading?
So is Gengar V worth grading? Here is the honest breakdown: a raw copy runs $9, a Grade 9 sits at $32, and a true PSA 10 gem mint copy is valued at $69, which works out to about 7.9 times the raw price. That jump looks tempting, but hitting a PSA 10 is never a sure thing, centering and surface wear on V cards can be sneaky, and grading fees plus shipping and the wait time eat into your margin fast. If you already own a copy that looks sharp in hand, sending it in can make sense, but buying raw copies specifically hoping to flip them into PSA 10s is a gamble more often than a plan.
How rare is Gengar V?
We do not have exact population numbers to point to here, but Start Deck 100 is a Chinese-market set, which already puts it in a smaller print run tier compared to mainstream English releases most collectors are used to seeing. That kind of scarcity tends to keep steady collector interest around a card even when the raw price stays modest, because fewer copies simply means fewer chances to find one in top condition down the road. It is worth watching over time rather than assuming the price is fixed where it sits today.
Where can you pull Gengar V?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack sites instead of just guessing. Gengar V has been recorded pulled 47 times across collector-crypt, courtyard, tilt-rips, and packs, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $278. If you are chasing this one yourself, it has shown up in packs like the Anime Pop Culture Gacha, Pokémon Starter Pack, Wildcard Pro Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Pokémon Pro Pack. Worth saying plainly though, opening packs is a gamble and most rips do not beat what you paid, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Gengar V worth?+
A raw, ungraded Gengar V from the Start Deck 100 set is valued at $9. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $32 and a PSA 10 at $69.
Is Gengar V worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 7.9 times the raw price of $9. But gem mint copies are genuinely hard to pull off, and grading costs and time should factor into whether it is worth the risk for your specific copy.
How much is a PSA 10 Gengar V worth?+
A PSA 10, gem mint Gengar V is currently valued at $69, compared to $32 for a Grade 9 and $9 for a raw copy. That gap shows just how much condition matters once a card is graded.
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