Kairyu Embossed value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Kairyu & chase cards
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Kairyu is the Japanese name for Dragonite, and this Embossed version comes from the old Meiji Promo set, a run of cards that Japanese collectors have quietly loved for decades because of how different they look and feel from mainstream releases. If you are checking Kairyu value right now, the short version is that a raw copy sits at $73, but this is one of those cards where condition changes everything, and we will get into why. It is not a card you see everywhere, which is exactly what keeps its price and its appeal steady.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $73, up 108% over the past year, with an all-time high of $124 in April 2023.
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Kairyu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $2.1k | - |
| PSA 9 | $145 | - |
| PSA 8 | $102 | - |
| PSA 7 | $60 | - |
| PSA 6 | $48 | - |
| PSA 5 | $38 | - |
| PSA 4 | $32 | - |
| PSA 3 | $27 | - |
| PSA 2 | $24 | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $73 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
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The collector's take on Kairyu
Is Kairyu worth grading?
So is Kairyu worth grading? Here is the honest math: raw copies go for $73, a Grade 9 sits at $145, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $2,862, which works out to about 39.3x the raw price. That kind of multiplier looks tempting, but gem mint is genuinely hard to land on embossed Meiji promos, the texture and printing style on these older Japanese cards makes clean corners and centering tougher to find than on a standard modern holo. Before you send one in, weigh the grading fee and turnaround time against the real chance of landing a 9 instead of a 10, because that middle grade barely covers your costs. If you already own a sharp-looking copy with no visible wear, it is worth exploring. If it is edgeworn or soft in the corners, save your money and enjoy it raw.
How rare is Kairyu?
We do not have population numbers to lean on here, and honestly that silence says something on its own: this is a niche, older Japanese promo that never got the attention or grading volume that mainstream English cards do, so PSA 10 copies simply do not flood the market. That thin supply is a big part of why the price gap between raw and PSA 10 is so wide. When a card is scarce in both raw and graded form, prices tend to hold steady rather than swing wildly, and Kairyu fits that pattern well.
Where can you pull Kairyu?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack opening sites in real time, and as of now we have not recorded a single Kairyu Embossed pull on any tracked site. That tells you plainly this is not a card sitting in circulation waiting to be ripped from a pack, it belongs to an older promo era that simply is not being distributed through modern online breaks. If you want one, your realistic path is the secondary market, not a pack. And if you are chasing rare hits in general, remember that opening packs is a gamble where most rips lose money, Kairyu just happens to be proof that some of the best cards were never really pack odds in the first place.
Questions people ask
How much is Kairyu worth?+
A raw, ungraded Kairyu Embossed currently sits at $73. That is the baseline most collectors reference when asking about Kairyu price, before condition or grading come into the picture.
Is Kairyu worth grading?+
It can be, if your copy is genuinely clean. A Grade 9 only brings $145, but a PSA 10 jumps to $2,862, which is about 39.3x the raw value, so the reward is real but only if the card can actually hit gem mint.
How much is a PSA 10 Kairyu worth?+
A PSA 10 Kairyu is valued at $2,862. That is a steep climb from the raw price of $73, which shows just how much a perfect grade matters for this particular card.
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