Kindler #179 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 22 Oct 2026Related Kindler & chase cards
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Kindler is the secret rare tucked in at #179 in Brilliant Stars, the 2022 set that gave us that gorgeous run of full-art trainers and character cards illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga. It's not the flashiest card in the binder, but it has a quiet charm that keeps it on collector want-lists, and if you're trying to pin down Kindler value right now, the short answer is that raw copies sit at $3 while a PSA 10 climbs all the way to $144. That gap alone tells you most of the story before we even get into grading.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.38, down 11% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.83 in March 2022.
Recent pulls of Kindler
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$16CGC GEM MINT 10Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 53m ago$16CGC GEM MINT 10Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 1h ago$16CGC GEM MINT 10Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 2h ago
$36PSAPokémon StarterTrove · 2h ago$16CGC GEM MINT 10Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 3h ago
$15CGC 10 GEM MINTWildcard Basic PackCourtyard · 4h ago
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Kindler price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 556 graded, only 254 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $30 | 254 | 144 / 110 |
| PSA 9 | $16 | 224 | 117 / 107 |
| PSA 8 | $15 | 58 | 30 / 28 |
| PSA 7 | - | 12 | 10 / 2 |
| PSA 6 | - | 3 | 2 / 1 |
| PSA 5 | - | 4 | 1 / 3 |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.50 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 179 of 186
- Rarity
- Secret Rare
- Illustrator
- Hitoshi Ariga
- Released
- 2022
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The collector's take on Kindler
Is Kindler worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw Kindler is worth $3, a Grade 9 jumps to $117, and a PSA 10 sits at $144, which works out to about 56.5 times the raw price once it comes back gem mint. That's a real jump, but grading isn't free and it isn't guaranteed. You're paying submission fees and waiting weeks to months, and there's always a chance the card comes back a 9 instead of a 10 over a soft corner or a slightly off-center print, which is common with Brilliant Stars secret rares. If your copy is genuinely sharp under a loupe, grading can pay off nicely. If it's just okay, you might be better off enjoying it raw or selling it as-is, since the price difference between raw and Grade 9 is already substantial without the gem mint premium.
How rare is Kindler?
Across every grading company combined, there are 551 total graded copies of Kindler on record, and 251 of those have earned the PSA 10 label. That's actually a fairly high ratio of perfect copies to total graded, which tells you this card prints and cuts cleanly more often than not. Still, 551 is a small number in the grand scheme of a set like Brilliant Stars, and that scarcity is exactly why graded copies command the prices they do. It's not blockbuster rare, but it's rare enough that finding a crisp one worth submitting takes a bit of hunting.
Where can you pull Kindler?
PackSpy has tracked Kindler being pulled 5 times across real pack-opening sites, specifically courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded hit landing at $29. It's shown up in the Wildcard Basic Pack, the Pokémon Basic Pack, and the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, so if you're chasing this one live, those are the pack types where it's actually surfaced. That said, five pulls is a modest number, and it reflects how this card usually reaches collectors: bought outright on the secondary market rather than ripped fresh from a pack. Opening packs for a specific secret rare is always a gamble, and most rips don't cover their cost, so go in knowing that and treat any pull as a bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Kindler worth?+
A raw, ungraded Kindler is valued at $3. Once graded, the price rises sharply, with a Grade 9 at $117 and a PSA 10 reaching $144, so condition and certification make a huge difference to what this card is actually worth.
Is Kindler worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for roughly 56.5 times the raw price. The catch is that grading costs money and time, and not every copy comes back gem mint, so it's worth grading mainly if your card already looks clean and well-centered.
What set is Kindler from?+
Kindler is card #179 from Brilliant Stars, released in 2022, and it's a secret rare illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga. It's one of the set's quieter chase cards, but collectors still track it closely.
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