
Gyarados #34 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 25 Aug 2026Related Gyarados & chase cards
Tap to openGyarados #34 is one of those cards that makes Evolutions such a beloved set, a Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated Rare that captures the fierce energy of that atrocious water dragon perfectly. Since its release in 2016, it's held a steady place in collections, and if you're checking Gyarados value right now, a raw copy sits at $7 while a PSA 10 commands $318. It's not a card that will fund your retirement, but it's a genuinely fun piece of Pokemon history that a lot of collectors are happy to own in any condition.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $8.42, up 78% over the past year, with an all-time high of $8.88 in November 2022.
Recent pulls of Gyarados
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$14CGC 9 MINTWildcard Basic PackCourtyard · 7m ago
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$26PSA 8 NM-MTPokémon Starter PackCourtyard · 1h ago
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Gyarados price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 7,308 graded, only 399 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $462 | 399 | 318 / 81 |
| PSA 9 | $41 | 4,414 | 3,892 / 522 |
| PSA 8 | $23 | 2,039 | 1,348 / 691 |
| PSA 7 | $16 | 294 | 230 / 64 |
| PSA 6 | $13 | 103 | 77 / 26 |
| PSA 5 | $10 | 31 | 20 / 11 |
| PSA 4 | $9.00 | 17 | 14 / 3 |
| PSA 3 | $8.00 | 7 | 5 / 2 |
| PSA 2 | $7.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | $75 | 3 | 2 / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $8.42 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Evolutions
- Card number
- 34 of 113
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 130
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 2016
Attacks
- Bubble Beam50Water · Water · Water
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
- Dragon Rage180Water · Water · Water · Water
Flip 2 coins. If either of them is tails, this attack does nothing.

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The collector's take on Gyarados
Is Gyarados worth grading?
So is Gyarados worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy goes for $7, but a PSA 10 sells for $318, which works out to 47.1 times the raw price. That jump looks tempting on paper, and it's real money if you land it. But gem mint is a high bar. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9 or lower, which changes the numbers dramatically since Grade 9 copies sit at $3,892 in this dataset, though that figure reflects a thin, unusual market rather than a typical outcome. If you've got a copy with sharp corners, clean edges and solid centering under good light, grading can make sense. If it's got wear, save your money and enjoy it raw.
How rare is Gyarados?
Across all grading submissions, PackSpy shows 7,274 graded copies of Gyarados exist, and out of that population only 395 have earned the coveted PSA 10 label. That means gem mint copies make up a small slice of an already established population, which tells you two things: the card was printed and graded plenty over the years, but hitting perfect condition is genuinely tough. That scarcity at the top end is exactly why PSA 10 pricing sits so far above raw and even above Grade 9, and it's worth keeping in mind if you're chasing a high grade yourself.
Where can you pull Gyarados?
PackSpy has tracked 157 recorded pulls of Gyarados across sites like courtyard, packs, collector-crypt, and tilt-rips, so this is a card that does show up if you're opening in the right places. We've seen it turn up in products like Pokémon Pro Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, XY Evolutions, Water Pack, and Wildcard Basic Pack, and the biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it hit $7,100. That's the kind of number that keeps people ripping packs, but it's worth remembering that most pack openings don't land anywhere close to that, and buying the card outright on the secondary market is usually the more predictable route if you just want one in your binder.
Questions people ask
How much is Gyarados worth?+
A raw, ungraded Gyarados from Evolutions currently sits around $7. Once you get into graded copies the price climbs fast, with Grade 9 near $3,892 and PSA 10 gem mint copies reaching $318. Condition really is everything with this card.
Is Gyarados worth grading?+
It can be, if your copy is in excellent shape. A PSA 10 sells for 47.1 times what a raw copy goes for, but only 395 out of 7,274 graded copies have hit that grade, so gem mint isn't easy to land. Weigh the grading cost against your copy's actual condition before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Gyarados worth?+
A PSA 10 Gyarados is valued at $318, a big step up from the raw price of $7. With only 395 PSA 10 copies recorded out of a total population of 7,274, that top grade carries real scarcity behind it.
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