Iron Treads ex #248 value & price
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Iron Treads ex is the special illustration rare tucked into the Scarlet & Violet set at #248, and it's easy to see why collectors stop to admire it. Keiichiro Ito's artwork gives this mechanical mole a personality you don't usually get from a Pokemon you'd otherwise overlook, and that's part of why so many people search for Iron Treads ex value before deciding whether to chase one. Right now a raw copy sits at $6, which makes it a fun, low-stakes card to track whether you're collecting or just curious what it's worth.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $5.85, up 17% over the past year, with an all-time high of $25 in March 2023.
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Iron Treads ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,112 graded, only 865 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $70 | 865 | 628 / 237 |
| PSA 9 | $15 | 940 | 751 / 189 |
| PSA 8 | $14 | 255 | 161 / 94 |
| PSA 7 | $6.34 | 33 | 23 / 10 |
| PSA 6 | $5.00 | 14 | 12 / 2 |
| PSA 5 | $4.00 | 3 | 2 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $5.85 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 248 of 258
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Metal
- HP
- 220
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- KEIICHIRO ITO
- Released
- 2023
Attacks
- Triple LaserColorless · Colorless · Colorless
This attack does 30 damage to 3 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
- Cybernetic Wheels160Metal · Metal · Metal · Colorless
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
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The collector's take on Iron Treads ex
Is Iron Treads ex worth grading?
So is it worth sending Iron Treads ex off to get graded? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs $6, a Grade 9 sits at $15, and a PSA 10 climbs to $69, which works out to about 12.3 times the ungraded price. That's a real jump, and it's tempting. But gem mint is called that for a reason, corners, centering, and surface all have to line up perfectly, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time eat into any profit if your copy comes back a 9 instead of a 10. If you've got a copy that already looks sharp in hand, it can be worth the gamble. If it's got any visible wear, you're probably better off enjoying it raw or selling as is.
How rare is it?
As a special illustration rare, Iron Treads ex was never meant to be common in the first place, that's the whole appeal of the SIR tier in Scarlet & Violet. These cards are printed in smaller ratios than your standard holo or reverse holo, which is part of why even the raw price holds steady at $6 instead of dropping to bulk territory. Higher grades naturally get scarcer still, since fewer collectors are willing to gamble on grading a card that started life as a lower dollar pull, and that scarcity is exactly what pushes a PSA 10 up to $69 while a Grade 9 sits comfortably lower at $15.
Where to pull it
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually tells you something a price guide can't. We've recorded Iron Treads ex pulled 9 times across courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $27. It's shown up in both the Pokémon Starter Pack and the Pokémon Basic Pack, so if you're opening on courtyard specifically, those are the products where collectors have actually hit it. Worth remembering though, opening packs for a specific card is a gamble no matter the site, most rips don't cover their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Iron Treads ex worth?+
A raw, ungraded Iron Treads ex is worth $6 right now. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 at $15 and a PSA 10 gem mint copy reaching $69.
Is Iron Treads ex worth grading?+
A PSA 10 is worth 12.3 times the raw price, which is a solid jump on paper. But grading costs money and takes time, and only a truly clean copy is likely to come back a 10, so it's worth grading if your card already looks near perfect.
What set is Iron Treads ex from?+
Iron Treads ex is #248 from the Scarlet & Violet set, released in 2023. It's a special illustration rare illustrated by Keiichiro Ito.
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