Gholdengo ex #164 Value
Prismatic Evolutions · Card 164/180 · Special illustration rare · 2025
Gholdengo ex #164 is one of the standout special illustration rares from Prismatic Evolutions, the 2025 set that gave collectors a whole run of gorgeous alternate art cards, and this one lives up to the hype with Shigenori Negishi's artwork doing a lot of the talking. If you are here trying to pin down Gholdengo ex value, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $50, while a pristine PSA 10 climbs to $200. It is the kind of card that photographs beautifully and still means something to collectors who remember Gholdengo's steel coin gimmick from the games.
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Gholdengo ex price history
Ungraded value is $50, down 22% over the past year, with an all-time high of $81 in April 2025.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Gholdengo ex price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 3,203 graded copies exist — only 1,060 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $50 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $200 | 1,060 |
| Grade 9 | $49 | 1,703 |
| Grade 8 | $40 | 378 |
| Grade 7 | $21 | 39 |
| Grade 6 | $16 | 13 |
| Grade 5 | $13 | 6 |
| Grade 4 | $11 | 2 |
| Grade 3 | $9.00 | – |
| Grade 2 | $8.00 | 1 |
| Grade 1 | – | 1 |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 164 of 180
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Metal
- HP
- 260
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Shigenori Negishi
- Released
- 2025
Attacks
- Make It Rain50×Metal
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Gholdengo ex — collector's take
Is Gholdengo ex worth grading?
So is Gholdengo ex worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy runs $50, and a PSA 10 sells for $200, which works out to 4.0 times the raw price. That sounds like a clear win until you look at Grade 9, which actually sits at $49, basically the same as an ungraded card. In other words, anything short of a true gem mint 10 barely covers what you paid for the card in the first place, before you even factor in grading fees and the wait time. If you have a copy that looks flawless under a loupe, centered well with sharp corners, it can be worth the gamble. If there is any doubt, it might be smarter to enjoy it raw or sell it as is rather than risk the grading fee on a card that comes back a 9.
How rare is it?
Across all grading services, there are 3,203 copies of Gholdengo ex on record, and of those, 1,060 have earned the perfect PSA 10 grade. That is a decent chunk of the population hitting gem mint, which tells you the card was printed and handled reasonably well, but it also means a PSA 10 is not some ultra-rare unicorn, it is more of a realistic goal for a patient collector who submits a clean copy. The population numbers help explain why the price sits where it does: plentiful enough to be attainable, scarce enough at the top grade to justify the jump from raw.
Where to pull it
PackSpy has tracked this exact card being pulled 38 times across online pack sites, specifically courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded hit landing at $250. That is real data, not a guess, and it is the kind of thing you will not find in a static price guide. If you are chasing this one through packs rather than buying it outright, it has shown up in the Pokémon Master Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. Worth remembering that opening packs is a gamble in either direction, most rips will not cover their cost, so treat any pull of this card as a nice surprise rather than an expectation.
Questions people ask
How much is Gholdengo ex worth?
A raw or ungraded Gholdengo ex is valued at $50 right now. Send it off for grading and land a PSA 10, and that number jumps to $200, while a Grade 9 sits close to raw at $49. So the real value swing depends heavily on whether you can land that perfect gem mint grade.
Is Gholdengo ex worth grading?
It can be, but only if you are confident in the copy. A PSA 10 is worth 4.0 times the raw price at $200, which is a strong return. But a Grade 9 barely beats raw value at $49, so grading only really pays off when the card is genuinely flawless.
What set is Gholdengo ex from?
Gholdengo ex #164 comes from Prismatic Evolutions, released in 2025. It is a special illustration rare, illustrated by Shigenori Negishi, which is part of why it has become such a popular chase card in the set.
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