Hippowdon #88 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Hippowdon & chase cards
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Hippowdon #88 is a Rare from the 2015 Primal Clash set, brought to life by Naoyo Kimura's artwork, and it's the kind of card that longtime Pokemon collectors recognize on sight even if it never made headlines. If you're checking Hippowdon value today, the honest answer is that it sits at the affordable end of the hobby, but that doesn't make it any less fun to track down or talk about.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $0.83, down 56% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.57 in April 2025.
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Hippowdon price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 26 graded, only 3 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $37 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 9 | $26 | 11 | 3 / 8 |
| PSA 8 | $13 | 7 | 2 / 5 |
| PSA 7 | - | 4 | 1 / 3 |
| PSA 6 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $0.83 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Primal Clash
- Card number
- 88 of 164
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Fighting
- HP
- 130
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat cost
- 4
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Released
- 2015
Attacks
- Resistance Desert60Fighting · Colorless · Colorless
During your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon by Pokémon-EX.
- Double-Edge100Fighting · Fighting · Colorless · Colorless
This Pokémon does 20 damage to itself.
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The collector's take on Hippowdon
Is Hippowdon worth grading?
So is Hippowdon worth grading? Let's walk through it plainly. A raw, ungraded copy runs about $1, while a PSA 10 sits at $3, which works out to roughly 3.1x the raw price. That jump sounds nice on paper, but grading fees alone can easily eat past that difference, and gem mint 10s are genuinely hard to land since even tiny print or centering flaws knock a card down to a Grade 9, which here is valued the same as a 10 at $3. For a card at this price point, grading is really more about the fun of chasing a perfect slab than about making money back, so go in with your eyes open.
How rare is Hippowdon?
Only 26 copies of Hippowdon have been graded in total, and just 3 of those have earned a PSA 10. That's a tight population for gem mint copies, which tells you that even though this card isn't expensive, pulling off a flawless one is rare in practice. Low dollar value and low population can coexist, and here they do, so the scarcity is real even if the price tag doesn't scream it.
Where can you pull Hippowdon?
This is where our pull tracking earns its keep. PackSpy has recorded Hippowdon pulled 200 or more times across tilt-rips, with sightings in the Pokemon Dime Pack specifically. The catch is that the biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it sits at $0, which is a good reminder that not every pull hits or sells for anything meaningful. If you're hoping to add Hippowdon to your collection, ripping packs is one path, but buying raw on the secondary market is usually the more reliable route, and it's worth remembering that opening packs is a gamble where most rips don't pay off.
Questions people ask
How much is Hippowdon worth?+
A raw, ungraded Hippowdon #88 from Primal Clash is worth about $1. Graded copies climb a bit, with a Grade 9 valued at $3 and a PSA 10 also at $3, so the raw card is genuinely the budget-friendly way to own this one.
Is Hippowdon worth grading?+
It depends on your goals. The PSA 10 price of $3 is about 3.1x the raw value of $1, but with only 3 PSA 10s out of 26 total graded copies, gem mint is tough to hit, and grading costs can outweigh the payoff for a card at this price.
How much is a PSA 10 Hippowdon worth?+
A PSA 10 Hippowdon is valued at $3, matching the Grade 9 price. With just 3 PSA 10 copies existing out of a population of 26 graded total, it's a scarce grade to land even though the dollar value stays modest.
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