Question 1

Is Lugia worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here is the number that gets people excited: a PSA 10 of this card sells for $10,897, which works out to 65.3x what you would pay for a raw copy at $167. That is a serious jump, and it is exactly why so many people ask if Lugia is worth grading. But gem mint is called gem mint for a reason, most copies have a soft corner, a print line, or a whisper of edge wear that keeps them out of that top tier, landing instead around Grade 9 territory at $1,399. Grading costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee your card comes back a 10, so look closely at the corners and surface before you send anything in. If it looks clean under a good light, it might be worth the gamble. If it has visible wear, you will likely get more value just selling it raw or holding onto it as a Grade 9 candidate.

Question 2

How rare is Lugia?

Accepted Answer

As a Rare card from a 2005 set, Lugia was never printed at the scale of a modern chase card, and rarity from this era tends to feel more meaningful because fewer people were opening these packs fresh at the time. We do not have exact population counts to share here, but the gap between the raw price and the PSA 10 price tells its own story: when a card jumps that dramatically in grade, it usually means true gem mint copies are genuinely hard to come by. That scarcity is a big part of why the top end of this card's value climbs so high compared to a well loved raw copy.

Question 3

Where can you pull Lugia?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's tracking actually earns its keep, because we have recorded Lugia pulled 64 times across sites including mnstr, collector-crypt, and lastpack. The biggest single pull we have on record came in at $2,262, which gives you a real sense of what a lucky rip can look like. If you are chasing this card in packs rather than buying it outright, keep an eye on listings like Pack 2, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pack 5, Mythic Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Anime Pop Culture Gacha, since these are where it has actually turned up. Just remember that pulling any specific card is a long shot, and most pack openings do not pay for themselves, so treat it as a fun gamble rather than a plan.

Question 4

How much is Lugia worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded copy of this Lugia Reverse Holo currently sits at $167. Once you move into graded territory it climbs fast, with a Grade 9 around $1,399 and a PSA 10 reaching $10,897, so the condition really does drive the price here.

Question 5

Is Lugia worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, especially since a PSA 10 sells for 65.3 times the raw price. That said, gem mint copies are genuinely tough to land, and grading takes time and money with no guaranteed outcome, so it is worth carefully checking your card's condition first.

Question 6

What set is Lugia from?

Accepted Answer

This Lugia Reverse Holo, card #29, comes from the Unseen Forces set released in 2005. It is a Rare card illustrated by Kouki Saitou and has become a genuinely well liked pull from that era.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$10.0k	65	63 / 2
PSA 9	$1.5k	222	212 / 10
PSA 8	$736	178	168 / 10
PSA 7	$534	109	105 / 4
PSA 6	$416	58	56 / 2
PSA 5	$190	35	34 / 1
PSA 4	$36	15	15 / -
PSA 3	$31	11	11 / -
PSA 2	$28	4	4 / -
PSA 1	$133	16	16 / -
Raw / Ungraded	$215	-	-

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