Gouging Fire ex #188 value & price
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Gouging Fire ex #188 comes from the Temporal Forces set, which landed in 2024, and it carries that Ultra Rare stamp with artwork from 5ban Graphics that makes it stand out in a binder. If you are digging into Gouging Fire ex value right now, here is the short version: a raw copy sits around $3, while a pristine PSA 10 can bring $296. That gap is exactly why this card gets so much attention from collectors chasing a good grading story.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.84, down 13% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.58 in March 2024.
Recent pulls of Gouging Fire ex
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$2.56RawstarterLastpack · 1h ago$2.56RawstarterLastpack · 3h ago
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Gouging Fire ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 803 graded, only 442 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $40 | 442 | 296 / 146 |
| PSA 9 | $14 | 300 | 236 / 64 |
| PSA 8 | $13 | 44 | 23 / 21 |
| PSA 7 | - | 7 | 4 / 3 |
| PSA 6 | - | 5 | 2 / 3 |
| PSA 5 | - | 3 | 2 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | - | 2 | 1 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.84 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 188 of 218
- Rarity
- Ultra Rare
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 230
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Released
- 2024
Attacks
- Heat Blast60Fire · Colorless
- Blaze Blitz260Fire · Fire · Colorless
This Pokémon can't use Blaze Blitz again until it leaves the Active Spot.
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The collector's take on Gouging Fire ex
Is Gouging Fire ex worth grading?
So is it worth sending Gouging Fire ex off to get graded? A PSA 10 is worth about 98.7 times what the raw card sells for, which sounds like an easy decision on paper. But grading costs money and time no matter what grade you get back, and there is always a chance your copy comes back a 9 instead of a 10, which is worth $236 rather than $296, or lower still with any visible flaw. Before you grade, take a hard look at your card under good light: centering, corners, and surface all matter more than people expect. If it looks gem mint to your eye, the upside here is real. If you are unsure, it might be smarter to enjoy it raw and let someone else take the grading risk when you eventually sell.
How rare is Gouging Fire ex?
Right now there are 799 graded copies of Gouging Fire ex on record, and 442 of those graded out at PSA 10. That means gem mint isn't some impossible needle in a haystack for this card, more than half the graded population made it to the top. What that tells a buyer is that the difference between a Grade 9 and a PSA 10 isn't about extreme rarity, it's about condition standards being met consistently, which is part of why the price gap between raw and PSA 10 is so wide in percentage terms even though good copies do exist out there.
Where can you pull Gouging Fire ex?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we log actual pack pulls across sites rather than just guessing at odds. Gouging Fire ex has been pulled 13 times in our records, all from lastpack, and it has turned up in both starter and rookie style packs. The biggest recorded pull value for it was $3, which is a good reminder that pulling this card fresh from a pack usually nets you the raw price, not the graded jackpot. If you are hunting a copy specifically, the secondary market after grading is often a more reliable route than hoping for a pull, and it is worth remembering that opening packs is genuinely a gamble where most rips do not pay off.
Questions people ask
How much is Gouging Fire ex worth?+
A raw, ungraded Gouging Fire ex is valued around $3. The price climbs a lot once a card gets graded, with a Grade 9 sitting near $236 and a PSA 10 reaching $296, so condition and certification make a real difference here.
Is Gouging Fire ex worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 98.7 times the raw price. That said, 442 of the 799 graded copies already hit PSA 10, so gem mint is achievable but not guaranteed, and grading fees plus the risk of a lower grade are worth weighing before you send it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Gouging Fire ex worth?+
A PSA 10 Gouging Fire ex is valued at $296. Out of 799 total graded copies on record, 442 have earned that top grade, so it is a strong outcome but not a rare one among graded copies.
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