Lugia #9 Value
Neo Genesis · Card 9/111 · Rare · 2000
Lugia is one of those cards that even non-collectors recognize, the silvery legendary that graced the cover of Neo Genesis back in 2000 and instantly became one of the most searched cards in the hobby. This particular Lugia, card #9, is a Rare pull illustrated by Hironobu Yoshida, and if you are here trying to figure out Lugia value, you are in good company because this is one of the most asked-about cards from that whole era. Raw copies sit at $450 today, which tells you plenty about how beloved this card still is more than two decades later.
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Lugia price history
Ungraded value is $450, up 125% over the past year, with an all-time high of $456 in May 2021.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Lugia price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 8,627 graded copies exist — only 77 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $450 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $20k | 77 |
| Grade 9 | $2.2k | 783 |
| Grade 8 | $1.1k | 2,400 |
| Grade 7 | $791 | 1,948 |
| Grade 6 | $570 | 1,326 |
| Grade 5 | $450 | 921 |
| Grade 4 | $360 | 489 |
| Grade 3 | $330 | 271 |
| Grade 2 | $248 | 187 |
| Grade 1 | $270 | 225 |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Neo Genesis
- Card number
- 9 of 111
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 90
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Hironobu Yoshida
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Elemental Blast90Fire · Water · Lightning
Discard a Energy card, a Energy card, and a Energy card attached to Lugia in order to use this attack.
Lugia — collector's take
Is Lugia worth grading?
So is it worth sending Lugia off to get graded? Here is the honest math: a raw copy runs $450, a Grade 9 sits at $2,213, and a PSA 10 commands $19,651, which works out to 43.7x what you would pay for the same card ungraded. That is a real jump and it is why so many people ask about Lugia price specifically at the PSA 10 level. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a card this old, centering issues and surface wear from decades of storage are common, and grading costs money and time whether or not you pull a 10. If you already own a sharp-looking copy it can be worth the gamble, but go in knowing a 9 is a very different payday than a 10, and there is no guarantee which one you get back.
How rare is it?
Across all grading companies, only 8,627 copies of this Lugia have ever been graded, and of those, just 77 have come back a PSA 10. That is a tiny sliver at the very top, and it explains why the gem mint price sits so far above everything else. When a card is this old and this beloved, the population numbers do a lot of the talking, and here they say clearly that true gem mint Lugia copies are rare even among an already limited pool of graded cards.
Where to pull it
We track real pack pulls across sites, not just price guide estimates, and Lugia has shown up 30 times in our records, all on collector-crypt. The biggest recorded pull came in at $7,000, which is a nice reminder of just how good a hit like this can feel when it happens. We have seen it turn up in the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Mythic Pokémon Gacha Pack, Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, Grail Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, so it spans a wide range of price points and pack types. That said, pulling any specific card is always a long shot, and opening packs should be treated as entertainment first and an investment second, most rips do not beat what you would pay buying the card outright on the secondary market.
Questions people ask
How much is Lugia worth?
A raw, ungraded Lugia currently sits around $450. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 valued at $2,213 and a PSA 10 reaching $19,651, so condition makes a massive difference to Lugia value.
Is Lugia worth grading?
It depends on the condition of your copy. The PSA 10 price is 43.7x the raw price, which is a big incentive, but only 77 out of 8,627 graded copies have hit that gem mint grade, so it is far from guaranteed and grading fees are a real cost to weigh.
What set is Lugia from?
This Lugia is card #9 from Neo Genesis, released in 2000. It is a Rare card illustrated by Hironobu Yoshida and remains one of the most sought-after cards from that entire set.
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