Question 1

Is Gouging Fire worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here is the honest math: a raw copy sits around $2, a Grade 9 climbs to $20, and a PSA 10 tops out at $40, which works out to about 22.7 times what the ungraded card is worth. That jump looks tempting on paper, but grading fees, shipping, and the wait time all eat into that margin fast, especially on a card whose starting point is just a couple dollars. Population data shows 14 of the 27 graded copies have already landed a PSA 10, so gem mint is achievable here, it is not some impossible needle to thread, but you still want centering and surface to be genuinely clean before you send one in. If you already own a sharp-looking copy and grading somewhere else on a bigger order, tossing this one in makes sense. Grading it alone, purely to chase Gouging Fire price gains, is a harder case to make.

Question 2

How rare is Gouging Fire?

Accepted Answer

Only 27 copies of this card have been graded in total, which is a small number by any measure, and 14 of those are sitting at PSA 10. That tells you two things: not many people have bothered sending this card in, likely because the raw value is modest, and among those who did, gem mint condition turned up more often than not. Thin populations like this can be a bit deceiving, low grading volume usually just means low demand rather than true scarcity, so it is not the kind of number that should push you toward paying a premium.

Question 3

Where can you pull Gouging Fire?

Accepted Answer

Across the pack sites we track, PackSpy has recorded Gouging Fire pulled 5 times, all logged through collector-crypt, and it has shown up in the Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack specifically. The biggest recorded pull came in at $150, which is a striking number next to a $2 raw market value, and it is a good reminder of how wild pack-opening outcomes can swing depending on what else lands in that same box. This is exactly the kind of real-world detail a price guide will not show you, actual pulls recorded across real sites, and it is worth remembering that most packs opened do not come close to that $150 outlier. Buying the card outright on the secondary market is still the more predictable route if you just want this one for your binder.

Question 4

How much is Gouging Fire worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded copy of Gouging Fire is worth around $2. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 valued at $20 and a PSA 10 reaching $40, so condition makes a real difference on this one.

Question 5

Is Gouging Fire worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 22.7 times the raw price, but remember grading fees can eat up a good chunk of that gain on a card starting at just $2. With 14 of the 27 graded copies already PSA 10, hitting gem mint is realistic if your copy is clean, but grading it solo just for profit is a tighter margin than it looks.

Question 6

What set is Gouging Fire from?

Accepted Answer

Gouging Fire comes from Surging Sparks, released in 2024. This particular printing is the Reverse Holo version, numbered #38, and it carries the Rare rarity with artwork by AKIRA EGAWA.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$40	16	3 / 13
PSA 9	$20	11	11 / -
PSA 8	-	1	1 / -
PSA 7	-	1	1 / -
PSA 6	-	-	- / -
PSA 5	-	-	- / -
PSA 4	-	-	- / -
PSA 3	-	-	- / -
PSA 2	-	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$1.69	-	-

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