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Lugia EX #17 value & price
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Lugia EX is one of those cards that just feels important the moment you see it, that big silver dragon practically glowing off the cardboard. This particular version, Lugia EX #17 from the TCG Classic: Venusaur Deck set, has built a quiet following among collectors who track its every sale. If you searched Lugia EX value hoping for a straight answer, you are in the right spot.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.99, down 13% over the past year, with an all-time high of $13 in December 2023.
Recent pulls of Lugia EX
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Lugia EX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $120 | - |
| PSA 9 | $16 | - |
| PSA 8 | $9.80 | - |
| PSA 7 | $8.00 | - |
| PSA 6 | $3.25 | - |
| PSA 5 | $3.25 | - |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.99 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
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The collector's take on Lugia EX
Is Lugia EX worth grading?
Here is the honest version of whether Lugia EX is worth grading: raw copies sit at $2, a Grade 9 climbs to $16, and a true PSA 10 gem mint copy is sitting at $122, which works out to about 64.5x the raw price. That gap looks tempting on paper, but hitting a PSA 10 is never guaranteed, even a card that looks flawless to your eye can come back a 9 because of a soft corner or a whitening edge you never noticed. Add in grading fees and the wait time, and grading only really makes sense if your copy is genuinely sharp, centered well, and you are doing it because you love the process, not purely chasing the payout.
How rare is Lugia EX?
PackSpy does not have population numbers to share for this card, so we will not pretend otherwise, but we can talk about what its rarity tier tells us. EX cards from Classic era decks like this Venusaur set were never printed in huge numbers to begin with, and high grade survivors are always the minority simply because cardboard from these years has had time to pick up wear. That natural scarcity is a big part of why the jump from raw to PSA 10 is so wide, clean copies just do not turn up often, and when they do, they tend to hold their price.
Where can you pull Lugia EX?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack opening sites rather than just guessing at odds. We have recorded Lugia EX pulled 25 times across courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $156. It has shown up in packs like the Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Master Pack, Wildcard Starter Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and The Amazing Chase Encore, so if you are chasing this one specifically, those are the names worth watching. Just remember opening packs is a gamble by nature, most rips do not beat what you paid, so treat it as fun first and a potential win second.
Questions people ask
How much is Lugia EX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Lugia EX #17 from the Venusaur Deck set is valued at $2 right now. Grading changes that picture a lot, with a Grade 9 worth $16 and a PSA 10 worth $122, so condition really does the heavy lifting on this one.
Is Lugia EX worth grading?+
It can be, if your copy is already sharp and well centered, since a PSA 10 sells for about 64.5x what the raw card gets. Just know that gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, and grading fees eat into the upside if your card comes back a 9 instead.
How much is a PSA 10 Lugia EX worth?+
A PSA 10 Lugia EX is currently worth $122, a big step up from the $2 raw value and the $16 Grade 9 price. PackSpy has even recorded a pull of this card selling as high as $156, so gem mint copies do have some upside beyond the standard market number.
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