Iron Valiant ex #249 value & price
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Iron Valiant ex #249 is one of the standout special illustration rares from Paradox Rift, the 2023 set that gave us some of the most striking Pokemon art in years, and this kantaro illustration is a big reason collectors keep coming back to it. Right now the raw Iron Valiant ex value sits at $23, which is a solid price point for a card this well loved, and it climbs fast once grading enters the picture. If you are trying to figure out the current Iron Valiant ex price before buying or selling, you are in the right spot.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $23, down 5% over the past year, with an all-time high of $54 in December 2023.
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Iron Valiant ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 6,268 graded, only 2,472 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $142 | 2,472 | 2,150 / 322 |
| PSA 9 | $32 | 3,055 | 2,871 / 184 |
| PSA 8 | $30 | 636 | 572 / 64 |
| PSA 7 | $21 | 62 | 59 / 3 |
| PSA 6 | $17 | 25 | 21 / 4 |
| PSA 5 | $14 | 11 | 9 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $12 | 5 | 5 / - |
| PSA 3 | $10 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | $9.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $23 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Paradox Rift
- Card number
- 249 of 266
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Psychic
- HP
- 220
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Metal ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- kantaro
- Released
- 2023
Attacks
- Laser Blade200Psychic · Psychic · Colorless
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.
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The collector's take on Iron Valiant ex
Is Iron Valiant ex worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy sits at $23, a Grade 9 gets you to $32, and a true PSA 10 jumps all the way to $141, which works out to about 6.2 times the raw price. That is a real jump, no question, but gem mint is not a given with this card. Special illustration rares like this one show every flaw under grading lights, edges, centering, surface, and a lot of raw copies that look perfect to the eye come back as an 8 or 9 instead. Factor in grading fees and turnaround time before you send one in, and only submit copies you have genuinely inspected closely under good light. If you have a clean copy and patience, the payoff is there, but treat it as a calculated bet, not a sure thing.
How rare is it?
Across all grading services, there are 6,259 total graded copies of Iron Valiant ex on record, and of those, 2,467 have earned the coveted PSA 10 gem mint label. That is a fairly high number of tens relative to the total population, which tells you this card grades reasonably well when the copy is chosen carefully, but it also means gem mint copies are not some ultra rare needle in a haystack. What keeps the PSA 10 price elevated at $141 is really the combination of demand for this specific art and the grading costs and risk standing between a raw copy and a slabbed ten. The population numbers give you a real, grounded picture of how scarce top grade copies actually are, rather than a guess.
Where to pull it
PackSpy has tracked 95 recorded pulls of Iron Valiant ex across collector-crypt and courtyard, with the biggest single pull landing at $137, so this is a card that does show up in the wild rather than existing only on the secondary market. It has turned up in the Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, the Wildcard Basic Pack, the Pokemon Starter Pack, the Pokemon Basic Pack, and the Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, so if you are chasing this pull specifically, those are the pack types where our data has actually seen it land. Worth saying plainly: opening packs is gambling, and most rips do not come close to covering their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan. What makes this data useful is that it is real, recorded activity across sites, not a price guide's best guess at odds.
Questions people ask
How much is Iron Valiant ex worth?+
A raw, ungraded Iron Valiant ex is worth $23 right now. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $32 and a PSA 10 reaching $141, so condition and grading make a real difference to the final number.
Is Iron Valiant ex worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 6.2 times the raw price. Just know that grading costs money and takes time, and not every copy comes back gem mint, so it is worth it mainly if your card is genuinely clean under close inspection.
What set is Iron Valiant ex from?+
Iron Valiant ex #249 comes from Paradox Rift, released in 2023. It is a special illustration rare illustrated by kantaro, which is part of why it holds steady collector interest.
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