Question 1

Is Heracross worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here's the honest breakdown: a raw Heracross runs about $6, while a PSA 10 sells for $47, which works out to roughly 8.4 times the ungraded price. That sounds like a nice jump on paper, and it is, but you have to factor in grading fees and turnaround time before you send anything off. A Grade 9 only brings $17, so anything short of gem mint doesn't move the needle much financially. With population data showing that a large share of graded copies already come back as PSA 10, hitting that top grade isn't as much of a long shot as it is with some other cards, but it's still not guaranteed, and you're paying grading costs whether the card comes back a 9 or a 10. If you've got a sharp corner-to-corner copy sitting in a sleeve, it's worth considering, but don't expect grading alone to turn a small card into a big payday.

Question 2

How rare is Heracross?

Accepted Answer

Across all grading companies, there are 6,714 graded copies of Heracross on record, and of those, 5,141 came back as PSA 10. That's a notably high gem rate, which tells you print quality on this card was generally solid and centering issues weren't a huge obstacle for most submitters. What that means for value is pretty straightforward: because gem mint copies aren't especially scarce relative to the graded population, the PSA 10 price stays modest at $47 rather than climbing into serious money. Scarcity is really about the raw pool of ungraded copies still floating around collections and bulk boxes, since those haven't been locked into a grade yet.

Question 3

Where can you pull Heracross?

Accepted Answer

PackSpy has tracked 93 recorded pulls of Heracross across courtyard, tilt-rips, mnstr, and collector-crypt, so this isn't a card that's purely a secondary market purchase, it does show up in live breaks. It's turned up in packs like the Wildcard Basic Pack, Pokemon Dime Pack, Pack 1, The Amazing Chase Encore, and the Pokémon Starter Pack, so if you're hoping to pull one yourself, those are the products where it's actually been documented. The biggest recorded pull value tied to this card sat at $400, which is a nice reminder that pack odds can occasionally swing well above the usual market price, though that's the exception, not the rule. Worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come out ahead, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than an investment plan.

Question 4

How much is Heracross worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Heracross #72 from Clay Burst is worth about $6 right now. Grading pushes that up, with a Grade 9 sitting at $17 and a PSA 10 reaching $47, so condition makes a real difference here.

Question 5

Is Heracross worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for roughly 8.4 times the raw price of $6. That said, with 5,141 of the 6,714 total graded copies already coming back as PSA 10, gem mint isn't especially rare, so weigh grading fees against that $47 ceiling before sending it in.

Question 6

How much is a PSA 10 Heracross worth?

Accepted Answer

A PSA 10 Heracross currently sells for $47, compared to $6 raw and $17 for a Grade 9. It's a solid jump for a top grade, though the card's overall value stays fairly modest across the board.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$49	5,292	1,997 / 3,295
PSA 9	$17	1,108	250 / 858
PSA 8	$12	480	42 / 438
PSA 7	$3.25	60	5 / 55
PSA 6	$3.00	16	4 / 12
PSA 5	$2.00	8	1 / 7
PSA 4	$2.00	2	- / 2
PSA 3	$2.00	-	- / -
PSA 2	$2.00	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$6.02	-	-

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