Question 1

Is Kakuna worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here is the honest picture: a raw, ungraded Kakuna runs about $1, while a PSA 10 sits at $34, which works out to roughly 34.0x the raw price. That multiplier looks big on paper, but you have to remember the starting point is low, so the actual dollar gain from grading is modest once you factor in grading fees and the wait time that comes with sending cards off. A Grade 9 lands at $56, interestingly higher than the PSA 10 figure, which is a good reminder that grading outcomes and market pricing do not always move in a straight line. If you already own the card and you are just curious, grading can be a fun way to find out what you have. But if you are buying raw copies specifically hoping to flip them as gem mint, do the math first, because with a $1 starting price the margins are thin even before grading costs come out of your pocket.

Question 2

How rare is Kakuna?

Accepted Answer

Across all grading services combined, only 339 copies of this Kakuna have been graded, and of those, 88 have earned a PSA 10. That means gem mint copies make up a real chunk of the graded population, roughly one in four, which tells you this is a card that tends to survive in nice condition when people bother to send it in. It is not a card defined by extreme scarcity at the top end, and that plays into why prices stay grounded rather than spiking. Scarcity here is more about the small total population than about gem mint copies being impossible to find.

Question 3

Where can you pull Kakuna?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's own data earns its keep, because we track real pack pulls across live sites, not just price guide estimates. Kakuna has shown up 200 or more times across tilt-rips, courtyard, collector-crypt and mnstr, so it is a card that circulates fairly often in modern pack breaks. We have also seen it turn up in Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokémon Basic Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack and Pokémon Pro Pack, with the biggest recorded pull value for this card sitting at $65. That said, opening packs is gambling by nature, and most rips do not come close to covering their cost, so if you are chasing Kakuna specifically, buying a graded or raw copy on the secondary market is usually the steadier route.

Question 4

How much is Kakuna worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Kakuna from Base Set 2 is valued at about $1, making it an affordable card to pick up or hold onto. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $56, so condition and certification make a real difference to Kakuna price.

Question 5

Is Kakuna worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It depends on what you are after. The jump from $1 raw to $34 for a PSA 10 is about 34.0x, but with such a low raw price the actual profit margin after grading fees is slim, so grading is more about confirming condition or completing a graded set than chasing big returns.

Question 6

How much is a PSA 10 Kakuna worth?

Accepted Answer

A PSA 10 Kakuna sits at $34, and there are 88 PSA 10 copies out of 339 total graded so far. It is a nice card to own in gem mint, just know the population shows it is achievable, not rare at the very top grade.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$70	88	34 / 54
PSA 9	$16	107	56 / 51
PSA 8	$5.38	81	18 / 63
PSA 7	$4.00	21	7 / 14
PSA 6	$3.00	33	5 / 28
PSA 5	$2.00	10	1 / 9
PSA 4	$2.00	3	1 / 2
PSA 3	$2.00	2	- / 2
PSA 2	$2.00	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$1.00	-	-

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