Lapras #8 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 25 Aug 2026Related Lapras & chase cards
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Lapras is that calm, dependable Water type nearly every collector has a soft spot for, and this particular version comes from the 2006 Japanese Classic: Blastoise set, a Rare card with artwork from Kagemaru Himeno. If you are trying to pin down Lapras value right now, the raw card sits at $7, which keeps it firmly in approachable territory for a set this old. It is not a card that will change your year financially, but it is a genuinely nice piece of Classic era history that a lot of people enjoy owning.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $7.32, up 132% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.32 in September 2026.
Recent pulls of Lapras
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$2.66UncommonRookie PackTilt Rips · 4m ago$2.66UncommonRookie PackTilt Rips · 9m ago$2.66UncommonRookie PackTilt Rips · 13m ago
$0.19UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 17m ago$2.66UncommonNovice PackTilt Rips · 34m ago$2.66UncommonNovice PackTilt Rips · 40m ago$2.66UncommonRookie PackTilt Rips · 47m ago
$19PSA 8Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 51m ago
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Lapras price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,632 graded, only 1,363 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $43 | 1,363 | - / 1,363 |
| PSA 9 | $17 | 221 | - / 221 |
| PSA 8 | - | 41 | - / 41 |
| PSA 7 | - | 5 | - / 5 |
| PSA 6 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 5 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $7.32 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 8
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 80
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
Attacks
- Surf30Water · Colorless
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The collector's take on Lapras
Is Lapras worth grading?
So is Lapras worth grading? A PSA 10 currently sits at $40 against a $7 raw price, which works out to about 6.1 times the ungraded value, and that is a real jump for a card this affordable. What makes it interesting here is the population data itself: of the 1,539 copies graded so far, 1,298 came back as PSA 10, which tells you this print tends to grade well when it is in decent shape to begin with. That said, grading always costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee your specific copy comes back gem mint just because others have. If your copy already looks clean and sharp under a light, the odds and the math here are more in your favor than with most cards, but it is still a bet, not a certainty.
How rare is Lapras?
With only 1,539 total graded copies in existence, Lapras is not a card you will trip over in graded form, and the fact that 1,298 of those are already PSA 10 says a lot about how this particular Rare tends to hold up. It means true low grade or mid grade graded copies are actually the scarcer thing to find, which is a bit of a reversal from how most vintage cards behave. For collectors, that scarcity at the top end is part of what keeps the PSA 10 price meaningfully above the raw card, even on a piece that is not chasing headline dollar figures.
Where can you pull Lapras?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we do not just quote a price guide, we watch what actually gets pulled across pack sites in real time. Lapras has shown up 200 or more times across tilt-rips, collector-crypt, courtyard and mnstr, and it has turned up in a real mix of products including the Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokemon Starter Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Pokemon Premium Pack. The best recorded pull we have logged for this card came in at $79, which shows there is some upside if the timing and grade line up. Just remember that opening packs is a gamble by nature, and most rips will not beat what you paid, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Lapras worth?+
A raw, ungraded Lapras from the 2006 Classic: Blastoise set is valued at $7 right now. That number can shift depending on condition and demand, but $7 is where the current market sits for an unslabbed copy.
Is Lapras worth grading?+
It can be, especially since a PSA 10 runs about 6.1 times the raw price, jumping from $7 to $40. Add in that 1,298 of the 1,539 graded copies are already PSA 10, and this is a card that seems to grade well, though there is always some risk and cost involved in submitting.
How much is a PSA 10 Lapras worth?+
A PSA 10 Lapras is valued at $40, compared to $17 for a Grade 9 and $7 raw. That gap reflects how gem mint copies tend to command a real premium even on more affordable Classic era cards.
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