Gyarados Cosmos Holo #20 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Gyarados & chase cards
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Gyarados has always been one of those Pokemon that collectors gravitate toward, that fierce red and blue serpent look just has presence, and this Cosmos Holo version from Ancient Origins captures it well. Released back in 2015 as card #20, a Rare pull illustrated by Shin Nagasawa, it's become a nice little piece of nostalgia for anyone who was collecting during that era. If you're trying to pin down Gyarados value today, the short answer is that it sits in an interesting spot: affordable raw, but with real upside once it's graded.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $15, up 177% over the past year, with an all-time high of $20 in August 2026.
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Gyarados price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 50 graded, only 1 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 9 | $173 | 5 | - / 5 |
| PSA 8 | $12 | 17 | - / 17 |
| PSA 7 | $10 | 17 | - / 17 |
| PSA 6 | $8.00 | 5 | - / 5 |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | 4 | - / 4 |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $15 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 20 of 101
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 130
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Released
- 2015
Attacks
- Berserker Splash80Water · Colorless · Colorless
This attack does 10 damage to each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
- Aqua Tail90+Water · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin for each Water Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 30 more damage for each heads.
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The collector's take on Gyarados
Is Gyarados worth grading?
So is Gyarados worth grading? Right now a raw, ungraded copy runs about $15, which is pretty accessible as far as holos go. But a Grade 9 jumps to $177, which is a serious multiple on that raw price and shows just how much condition matters here. We don't have a confirmed PSA 10 figure for this card yet, and that's worth sitting with for a second: gem mint copies are genuinely hard to hit, centering and surface issues knock a lot of submissions down to a 9, and grading fees plus shipping and wait times add up whether your card comes back a 9, a 10, or lower. If you've got a raw copy that looks clean under a loupe, it's a reasonable gamble. If it's got visible wear, you're probably better off keeping it raw or selling as is.
How rare is Gyarados?
We don't have population numbers to point to for this one, which itself tells you something: high grade copies aren't flooding the market with reported data the way some heavily opened cards are. Ancient Origins was a smaller set overall, and Rare holos from that era were never printed at the volume you see in modern sets. That kind of scarcity, paired with genuine collector demand for a card featuring Gyarados, is exactly why the gap between raw and Grade 9 is as wide as it is. Fewer clean copies floating around means the ones that do surface in top condition tend to hold their value well.
Where can you pull Gyarados?
Here's the honest part: we track real pulls across pack opening sites at PackSpy, and Gyarados Cosmos Holo #20 hasn't shown up in our recorded data yet. That doesn't mean it's impossible to pull, it just means it's rare enough, and Ancient Origins packs scarce enough, that it's not coming out of live breaks in any regular way. If you want this exact card, your realistic path is buying it directly on the secondary market rather than chasing it through packs. And that's a good reminder in general: opening packs is fun, but it's a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering what you paid. We built PackSpy specifically to show what's actually being pulled out there, not just what price guides say should be inside the box.
Questions people ask
How much is Gyarados worth?+
A raw, ungraded Gyarados Cosmos Holo #20 from Ancient Origins is worth around $15. Once graded, a Grade 9 copy climbs to $177, which shows how much of the value is tied up in condition rather than the card itself.
Is Gyarados worth grading?+
It depends on the condition of your copy. The jump from $15 raw to $177 at Grade 9 is significant, but PSA 10 gem mint copies are tough to land and grading involves real cost and risk, so it's worth being honest with yourself about the card's centering and surfaces before sending it in.
What set is Gyarados from?+
This Gyarados is card #20 from Ancient Origins, a set released in 2015. It's a Rare holo illustrated by Shin Nagasawa, known among collectors for its Cosmos Holo pattern.
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