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Growlithe Reverse Holo #51 value & price
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Growlithe has always been one of those cards that quietly wins collectors over, and this reverse holo from Aquapolis, released back in 2003, is a nice example of why. It's an uncommon card, illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto, and while it doesn't scream for attention on the shelf, the numbers behind it tell a genuinely interesting story if you're trying to figure out Growlithe value today. Raw copies sit at $88, which is a fair entry point for a card with this kind of history behind it.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $88, up 253% over the past year, with an all-time high of $94 in June 2026.
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Growlithe price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 98 graded, only 3 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $8.8k | 3 | 1 / 2 |
| PSA 9 | $333 | 17 | 15 / 2 |
| PSA 8 | $31 | 40 | 23 / 17 |
| PSA 7 | $24 | 25 | 13 / 12 |
| PSA 6 | $19 | 10 | 5 / 5 |
| PSA 5 | $15 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 4 | $13 | 2 | 1 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $11 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $10 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $88 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Aquapolis
- Card number
- 51 of 185
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Released
- 2003
Attacks
- Ember30Fire · Colorless
Discard a Energy card attached to Growlithe.
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The collector's take on Growlithe
Is Growlithe worth grading?
So is Growlithe worth grading? Here's the honest answer: the jump from raw to a PSA 10 is enormous, about 99.8 times the ungraded price, with a raw card at $88 and a PSA 10 fetching $8,750. That's the kind of multiplier that gets people excited, but there's a catch. Hitting gem mint on an older card like this isn't easy, print lines, centering, and edge wear from 2003 packaging all work against you. A Grade 9 comes in at $333, which is still a solid step up from raw, but nowhere close to that PSA 10 ceiling. Before you send a copy off, weigh the grading fees and turnaround time against the real odds of landing a 10. If your copy already looks clean under a light, it might be worth the shot. If it's got soft corners or surface wear, you may be better off enjoying it as a raw or holo piece in your binder.
How rare is Growlithe?
Population numbers don't lie, and for Growlithe they tell a story of genuine scarcity at the top. Across all grading submissions, only 98 copies have been graded in total, and of those, just 3 have earned a PSA 10. That's a razor thin slice of an already small pool. When gem mint copies are that rare, it makes sense that the price gap between a Grade 9 and a PSA 10 is so wide, collectors are paying for something very few people actually own.
Where can you pull Growlithe?
This is where PackSpy's tracking comes in handy, because we don't just guess at rarity, we record real pulls across pack sites. Growlithe has been pulled 1 time in our records, specifically on phygitals, with the biggest recorded pull value coming in at $78. It's also been spotted in elite-pack. That single recorded pull tells you something important: this isn't a card you should expect to open in volume. Most collectors looking to add Growlithe to their collection end up buying it directly on the secondary market rather than chasing it through packs, and if you do decide to rip packs hoping for it, go in knowing that opening packs is a gamble where most rips don't pay off.
Questions people ask
How much is Growlithe worth?+
A raw, ungraded Growlithe Reverse Holo #51 from Aquapolis is valued at $88. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 worth $333 and a PSA 10 reaching $8,750, so condition makes a real difference to the price.
Is Growlithe worth grading?+
It depends on the copy you have. The potential payoff is real, a PSA 10 sells for about 99.8 times the raw price, but only 3 out of 98 graded copies have actually hit that grade, so gem mint is genuinely tough to land.
Why is the Growlithe Reverse Holo #51 print worth more than the standard one?+
Reverse holos carry that shimmering foil background that standard prints don't have, which collectors tend to favor, especially from a set like Aquapolis. Combined with a small population of only 98 graded copies, that visual appeal helps push demand and value higher than a plain non-holo version.
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