Gyarados #21 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 9 Aug 2026Related Gyarados & chase cards
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Gyarados is one of those cards that just feels good to pull, a fierce, fully evolved Water-type that collectors have always had a soft spot for, and this particular version comes from the Japanese VMAX Rising set released back in 2015. It's a Rare card illustrated by TOKIYA, the kind of print that doesn't scream for attention but rewards you the longer you look at it. If you're trying to pin down Gyarados value today, the short answer is that it sits at a friendly, approachable price point, but there's more to the story once you look at grading and scarcity.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.55, down 15% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.19 in November 2024.
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Gyarados price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 239 graded, only 186 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $45 | 186 | 92 / 94 |
| PSA 9 | $12 | 46 | 20 / 26 |
| PSA 8 | - | 6 | 2 / 4 |
| PSA 7 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.55 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 21
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 130
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- TOKIYA
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?
Here's the honest breakdown: a raw, ungraded Gyarados runs about $3, a Grade 9 climbs to $20, and a PSA 10 sits at $92, which works out to roughly 36.8 times what the raw card sells for. That's a real jump, no doubt, but it's worth remembering that grading isn't free and it isn't guaranteed. You're paying for the submission whether or not the card comes back gem mint, and centering, edges, or a single surface scratch can knock it down to a 9 or lower. For a card at this price point, grading makes the most sense if you already suspect you're holding something close to perfect, otherwise the fees can eat into whatever upside you're chasing.
How rare is Gyarados?
Out of everything graded so far, only 230 copies of this Gyarados exist in graded form, and interestingly, 179 of those are already sitting at PSA 10. That's a high ratio of gem mints relative to the total population, which tells you this card grades well when it's handled carefully, but it also means the population isn't especially thin at the very top. Scarcity here isn't about a tiny handful of perfect copies, it's about a modest overall pool where most graded examples turn out clean, which helps explain why the PSA 10 premium, while real, isn't astronomical.
Where can you pull Gyarados?
We've tracked this Gyarados getting pulled 153 times across the sites we monitor, including courtyard, packs, collector-crypt, and tilt-rips, and the biggest recorded pull value on this card came in at $7,100. It's shown up in a mix of products too, from Pokémon Pro Pack and Pokémon Starter Pack to XY Evolutions, Water Pack, and Wildcard Basic Pack. That kind of cross-site data is something you won't find in a static price guide, and it's a good reminder that pack odds vary wildly depending on where you're ripping. Just keep in mind that opening packs is fundamentally a gamble, and most rips don't come close to that $7,100 outlier.
Questions people ask
How much is Gyarados worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of this Gyarados from VMAX Rising is valued at around $3. Grading it up can raise that significantly, with a Grade 9 worth $20 and a PSA 10 worth $92, so condition really does drive the price here.
Is Gyarados worth grading?+
It can be, especially since a PSA 10 sells for about 36.8 times the raw price. That said, grading costs money regardless of outcome, and with 230 total graded copies out there, it's worth being realistic about whether your specific copy is truly gem mint before you send it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Gyarados worth?+
A PSA 10 Gyarados currently sits at $92. Of the 230 copies graded so far, 179 have reached that PSA 10 grade, so while it's the top tier, it's not an ultra-rare outcome for this particular card.
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