Lapras #8 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 13 Sept 2026Related Lapras & chase cards
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Lapras is one of those cards that just feels right to pull, a calm, gentle Water-type rendered beautifully by Kagemaru Himeno for the TCG Classic: Blastoise Deck set back in 2006. As a Rare card from an older, smaller print set, it carries a bit of nostalgic weight for collectors who remember that era, and if you're here checking Lapras value, the short answer is that a raw copy sits around $7, which is honest, accessible money for a card with real history behind it.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $40, up 96% over the past year, with an all-time high of $52 in April 2026.
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Lapras price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 546 graded, only 79 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.0k | 79 | 51 / 28 |
| PSA 9 | $120 | 238 | 195 / 43 |
| PSA 8 | $63 | 120 | 77 / 43 |
| PSA 7 | $62 | 58 | 33 / 25 |
| PSA 6 | $50 | 27 | 17 / 10 |
| PSA 5 | $30 | 18 | 9 / 9 |
| PSA 4 | $26 | 3 | 2 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $22 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 2 | $20 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $40 | - | - |
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 it worth grading? Here's the honest breakdown: a raw Lapras runs about $7, a Grade 9 brings that up to $16, and a PSA 10, gem mint, sits at $75, which works out to roughly 10.3 times what the ungraded card is worth. That jump sounds tempting, but landing a true gem mint 10 is genuinely tough, older cards like this one often have centering or edge issues from the printing process that keep them out of that top tier. Add in grading fees and turnaround time, and you're taking on real risk for a card that, even at its best, tops out at $75. If you've got a copy that looks sharp in hand, corners crisp and centering clean, it might be worth the gamble. If it's got soft edges or off centering, you're probably better off enjoying it raw or selling it as is.
How rare is Lapras?
We don't have exact population numbers on record for Lapras, but its status as a Rare pull from a focused, older 2006 set like TCG Classic: Blastoise Deck already tells you something. These weren't printed at the scale of a modern mainline set, so fewer copies exist in circulation compared to today's releases, and even fewer have made it through the years in the kind of condition that earns a high grade. That natural scarcity is part of why a PSA 10 commands such a premium over the raw card, it's not just about the grade, it's about how few clean survivors are actually out there.
Where can you pull Lapras?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually tells you something a price guide can't. We've recorded Lapras pulled 200 or more times across sites like tilt-rips, collector-crypt, courtyard, and mnstr, with the biggest single recorded pull value hitting $79. It's shown up in a real mix of products too, including the Pokemon Dime Pack, the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and more than once in the Pokémon Starter Pack, plus the Pokemon Premium Pack. That spread across both budget and premium packs means Lapras is genuinely findable if you're ripping regularly, though it's worth remembering that most pack openings don't turn a profit, this is a fun chase, not a guaranteed win.
Questions people ask
How much is Lapras worth?+
A raw, ungraded Lapras from the TCG Classic: Blastoise Deck set is worth around $7. Grading can push that higher, with a Grade 9 sitting near $16 and a PSA 10 reaching $75.
Is Lapras worth grading?+
It depends on the copy. A PSA 10 is worth about 10.3 times the raw price, jumping from $7 to $75, but gem mint copies are genuinely hard to land, so weigh the grading cost and risk against how clean your card actually looks before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Lapras worth?+
A PSA 10, gem mint Lapras is valued at $75, a solid step up from the $7 raw price and the $16 you'd get from a Grade 9 copy.
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