Ludicolo value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Ludicolo & chase cards
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Ludicolo is one of those pulls from the Japanese Shining Darkness set that makes collectors smile, a little water and grass type dancing its way onto a card that has quietly built a real following. If you are trying to figure out Ludicolo value, here is the short version: raw copies sit around $5, and that number climbs fast once grading gets involved. It is not a headline chase card, but it has enough scarcity and personality to matter to anyone building out this set.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.61, up 12% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.00 in June 2022.
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Ludicolo price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 105 graded, only 50 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $95 | 50 | 33 / 17 |
| PSA 9 | $76 | 28 | 19 / 9 |
| PSA 8 | $69 | 18 | 10 / 8 |
| PSA 7 | $9.99 | 4 | 1 / 3 |
| PSA 6 | $8.00 | 3 | - / 3 |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.61 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Ludicolo
Is Ludicolo worth grading?
So is Ludicolo worth grading? Let us talk it through honestly. A raw, ungraded copy runs about $5, but a PSA 10 sits at $33, which works out to roughly 6.3 times the raw price. That is a real jump, and it is the number that gets people excited about sending cards in. But here is the catch: hitting a true gem mint 10 is not guaranteed, even on a card that looks perfect to the naked eye. Grading costs money and takes time, and if your copy comes back a Grade 9 instead, you are looking at $19, which is still a nice bump but nowhere near the PSA 10 payout. If your raw copy already has sharp corners and clean edges, grading can make sense. If it has any wear, you might just be paying fees to confirm what you already suspected.
How rare is Ludicolo?
Right now there are 104 graded copies of Ludicolo on record, and of those, 50 have earned the PSA 10 gem mint label. That is actually a fairly high percentage of top grades compared to what you see on tougher cards, which tells you something: when this card does get graded, it tends to come back clean. That said, 104 total graded copies is still a small number in the grand scheme of the hobby, so scarcity is real even if gem mints are not impossibly rare within that pool. It is this balance, limited population but a decent shot at a 10, that keeps the PSA 10 price where it is rather than pushing it sky high.
Where can you pull Ludicolo?
This is where PackSpy earns its keep, because we track actual pulls across real pack sites rather than just guessing at odds. We have recorded Ludicolo pulled 10 times so far, showing up across sites like mnstr and collector-crypt, and appearing in packs such as Pack 2, the Grail Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Pack 5. The biggest recorded pull value we have seen for it was $725, which shows how much a hot pack moment can swing the numbers well above typical market price. Worth saying plainly though: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips do not come close to that kind of number. If you are chasing Ludicolo specifically, buying a known copy on the secondary market is often the steadier route, but if you love the thrill of the pull, our data at least shows you where it has actually surfaced.
Questions people ask
How much is Ludicolo worth?+
A raw, ungraded Ludicolo from Shining Darkness is valued at $5. Once you factor in grading, that number moves up quite a bit, with a Grade 9 at $19 and a PSA 10 reaching $33.
Is Ludicolo worth grading?+
It depends on the condition of your copy. A PSA 10 sells for about 6.3 times the raw price, which is a solid return, but gem mint copies are never guaranteed, and grading fees eat into your profit if the card comes back lower, like a Grade 9 at $19.
How much is a PSA 10 Ludicolo worth?+
A PSA 10 Ludicolo is worth $33. With only 50 PSA 10 copies out of 104 total graded, it sits at a nice sweet spot of being genuinely scarce without being nearly impossible to pull off.
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