Question 1

Is Gyarados EX worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is Gyarados EX worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy is $138, a Grade 9 jumps to $420, and a PSA 10 sits at $3,375, which works out to about 24.5 times the raw price. That's a real jump, no question. But gem mint isn't easy to land on this card, and grading fees, shipping, and the wait time all eat into your margin if you come back with a 9 instead of a 10. If your copy already looks clean under a light with sharp corners and no surface wear, it's worth considering. If it's got soft edges or centering issues, you might be better off enjoying it raw or selling as-is rather than gambling on the grade.

Question 2

How rare is Gyarados EX?

Accepted Answer

Across all grading companies combined, there are 9,957 graded copies of Gyarados EX on record, and only 1,561 of those earned a PSA 10. That means gem mint copies make up a relatively small slice of the total population, which helps explain why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 numbers. When you're looking at a card with this kind of gap between raw and top grade, the population numbers are really telling the story: clean copies exist, but true gem mint ones are the harder find.

Question 3

Where can you pull Gyarados EX?

Accepted Answer

We've tracked 145 recorded pulls of Gyarados EX across collector-crypt, courtyard, tilt-rips, packs, and mnstr, which gives us a real window into where this card actually shows up rather than just guessing. It's turned up in the Water Pack, Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Pokémon Starter Pack, and the biggest single pull we've recorded came in at $1,022. That said, opening packs is still a gamble, most rips don't come close to that number, and plenty of collectors end up buying this one on the secondary market instead of chasing it live. Knowing which packs have actually produced it, based on real recorded pulls rather than marketing copy, is the kind of edge you won't find in a typical price guide.

Question 4

How much is Gyarados EX worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Gyarados EX is worth $138 right now. Graded copies are worth considerably more, with a Grade 9 at $420 and a PSA 10 reaching $3,375. Where your copy falls in that range depends entirely on its condition and whether it's been graded.

Question 5

Is Gyarados EX worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 24.5 times what a raw copy goes for. But gem mint copies are genuinely hard to hit, and only 1,561 out of 9,957 graded copies have reached that grade. Weigh the grading cost against your card's actual condition before sending it in.

Question 6

What set is Gyarados EX from?

Accepted Answer

Gyarados EX #123 comes from the BREAKpoint set, released in 2016. It's a Secret Rare card illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, which is part of why it holds collector interest well beyond its release year.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$4.0k	1,568	1,447 / 121
PSA 9	$415	2,989	2,685 / 304
PSA 8	$225	2,494	1,909 / 585
PSA 7	$197	1,425	1,254 / 171
PSA 6	$151	905	852 / 53
PSA 5	$117	317	287 / 30
PSA 4	$107	107	91 / 16
PSA 3	$105	52	50 / 2
PSA 2	$104	30	29 / 1
PSA 1	$157	123	122 / 1
Raw / Ungraded	$118	-	-

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