Gyarados #9 value & price
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Gyarados #9 comes from the Japanese Darkness that Consumes Light set, and it's exactly the kind of card that makes older Japanese Pokemon prints so fun to chase, a splashy water-type icon with real history behind it. If you're trying to pin down Gyarados value, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $4, but that number changes fast once grading enters the picture. It's not a card that dominates headlines, but for collectors who know the set, it's a satisfying one to track down and hold.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.17, up 35% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.04 in July 2024.
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Gyarados price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 187 graded, only 142 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $155 | 142 | 93 / 49 |
| PSA 9 | $20 | 36 | 24 / 12 |
| PSA 8 | $12 | 8 | 3 / 5 |
| PSA 7 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.17 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Where to pull Gyarados
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The collector's take on Gyarados
Is Gyarados worth grading?
So is Gyarados worth grading? Here's the honest breakdown: a raw copy is worth $4, a Grade 9 climbs to $24, and a PSA 10 sits at $93, which works out to about 22.6x the raw price. That's a real jump, no question. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on cards from this era, centering and surface issues creep in more than people expect, and grading fees plus shipping and wait times eat into any profit if the card comes back a 9 instead of a 10. If you've got a copy that looks sharp under a loupe, corners crisp, centering clean, it can be worth the gamble. If it's a middling copy, you might just be paying to find out it's not special, so weigh that risk before you send it in.
How rare is Gyarados?
Across all grading companies, only 179 copies of Gyarados have ever been graded, and 138 of those landed a PSA 10. That's a striking ratio, it means when this card does get graded, it tends to grade well, which keeps the PSA 10 population from feeling impossibly rare even though the overall pool is small. For collectors, that combination, a low total population but a high share of gems, tells you the real scarcity is in finding a raw copy worth submitting in the first place, not necessarily in competing for that top grade once you do.
Where can you pull Gyarados?
PackSpy has tracked Gyarados being pulled 153 times across courtyard, packs, collector-crypt, and tilt-rips, with a biggest recorded pull hitting $7,100 on this exact card. It's shown up in packs like the Pokémon Pro Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, XY Evolutions, Water Pack, and Wildcard Basic Pack, so if you're hoping to pull one yourself, those are the products where it's actually surfaced in real, recorded openings. That $7,100 number is a good reminder of two things at once, that pulls can occasionally be huge, and that most pack openings don't come close to that, so treat ripping packs as entertainment first and a value play second.
Questions people ask
How much is Gyarados worth?+
A raw, ungraded Gyarados #9 from Darkness that Consumes Light is worth $4. Grading changes that picture quickly, with a Grade 9 valued at $24 and a PSA 10 reaching $93.
Is Gyarados worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 22.6x the raw price of $4. But gem mint copies aren't guaranteed, and with only 179 total graded copies on record, it's worth inspecting your card closely before paying to grade it.
How much is a PSA 10 Gyarados worth?+
A PSA 10 Gyarados is valued at $93. Out of the 179 total graded copies recorded, 138 have earned that top PSA 10 grade, so gem mint copies aren't the rarest part of this card's story.
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