Gyarados #21 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 22 Oct 2026Related Gyarados & chase cards
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Gyarados #21 is one of those cards that makes you stop and appreciate the artwork, a Rare pull from the 2015 Ancient Origins set with illustration work from TOKIYA that still holds up today. If you are digging into Gyarados value right now, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $40, but the numbers climb fast once grading enters the picture. It is the kind of card that rewards patience, both in finding one and in deciding what to do with it once you have.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $63, up 134% over the past year, with an all-time high of $63 in October 2026.
Recent pulls of Gyarados
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Gyarados price at every grade
Market value at each grade. The population is hidden: PriceCharting shows the same counts for another card, so we cannot tell which card they belong to.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $3.0k | - |
| PSA 9 | $300 | - |
| PSA 8 | $133 | - |
| PSA 7 | $100 | - |
| PSA 6 | $52 | - |
| PSA 5 | $41 | - |
| PSA 4 | $35 | - |
| PSA 3 | $13 | - |
| PSA 2 | $12 | - |
| PSA 1 | $90 | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $63 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Card number
- 21 of 101
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 130
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- TOKIYA
- Released
- 2015
Attacks
- Full Retaliation30+Colorless · Colorless
This attack does 30 more damage for each damage counter on each of your Benched Magikarp.
- Thrash100+Water · Water · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. If tails, this Pokémon does 30 damage to itself.
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The collector's take on Gyarados
Is Gyarados worth grading?
That gap is real money, and it is tempting to send every copy you own straight to grading. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit. Corners, centering, surface, print lines, any small flaw can knock a card down to a 9 or lower, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time add up whether or not you land the 10. If your copy already looks sharp under a loupe, with clean edges and centering that looks dead on, it is worth the shot. If it has soft corners or a visible scratch, you might be better off enjoying it raw or selling as is.
Where can you pull Gyarados?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack sites instead of guessing. Gyarados has been pulled 145 times across collector-crypt, courtyard, tilt-rips, packs, and mnstr, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $1,022. If you are hunting for it yourself, keep an eye on Water Pack, Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Pokémon Starter Pack, all spots where it has actually shown up. Just remember, opening packs is gambling by nature, and most rips do not come close to covering what you spent. The data helps you play smarter, it does not guarantee a hit.
Questions people ask
Is Gyarados worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sits at 66.8 times the raw price of $40. But gem mint copies are tough to pull off, and grading costs money and time regardless of the outcome, so it really comes down to how clean your specific copy looks before you send it in.
What set is Gyarados from?+
Gyarados #21 comes from Ancient Origins, released in 2015. It is a Rare card illustrated by TOKIYA, and it has turned up in packs like Water Pack, Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, and a few others we track through real pull data.
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