Magcargo 1st Edition #16 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Magcargo & chase cards
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Magcargo is that lovable lava snail from the Gaia Volcano set, and this particular version, the 1st Edition #16 in Japanese, carries a little extra weight for collectors who care about print history. It's not a card that turns heads for a huge price tag, sitting at $1 raw, but if you've searched Magcargo value or wondered how much is Magcargo worth, the honest answer is that it's a fun, affordable piece of early Pokemon history rather than a chase card. That said, small value doesn't mean small story, and this one has a real population and pull history behind it.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.15, down 81% over the past year, with an all-time high of $6.00 in December 2025.
Recent pulls of Magcargo
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$11CGC 9 MINTWildcard Basic PackCourtyard · 27m ago
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$40CGC 10Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 3h ago
$11CGC 9 MINTWildcard Basic PackCourtyard · 3h ago
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Magcargo price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 20 graded, only 13 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $39 | 13 | 2 / 11 |
| PSA 9 | $15 | 5 | 2 / 3 |
| PSA 8 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 7 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 6 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.15 | - | - |
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 Magcargo
Is Magcargo worth grading?
Here's the straight talk on grading Magcargo. A raw copy sits around $1, and a PSA 10 comes in at roughly 1.8x that, landing at $2. That's a real jump percentage wise, but in dollar terms it's a small gap, and grading fees alone can easily outweigh what you'd gain even if you land a gem mint. Of the 20 copies graded so far, 13 have come back PSA 10, which tells you gem mint isn't impossible to hit on this card, but you're still paying money upfront with no guarantee, and a Grade 9 only brings $2 as well. If you already own a raw copy and love the card, grading it for the population count or personal satisfaction makes sense. If you're doing it purely to flip for profit, the math is tight enough that it's worth thinking twice.
How rare is Magcargo?
Only 20 copies of this Magcargo have been graded in total, and 13 of those are already sitting at PSA 10. That's a small, tightly bunched population, with very few copies spread across the lower grades. It suggests that when people do send this card in, it tends to come back clean, but the overall low number graded also means most of the world's Magcargo 1st Edition #16 copies are still sitting raw in binders and bulk boxes, ungraded and untracked.
Where can you pull Magcargo?
PackSpy has recorded Magcargo being pulled 5 times across collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull worth $14, well above its typical market value. It's shown up in Starter Pokemon Gacha Packs, so if you're chasing this one from a live pack site, that's the kind of product where it tends to surface. It's not a heavily pulled card by any means, and most collectors who want it end up buying it outright on the secondary market rather than waiting on a rip. Worth remembering too that opening packs for value is always a bit of a gamble, most pulls don't come close to that $14 high, but data like this is exactly the kind of real world pull history you won't find in a standard price guide.
Questions people ask
How much is Magcargo worth?+
A raw, ungraded Magcargo 1st Edition #16 is valued at $1. Graded copies bump up slightly, with a Grade 9 worth $2 and a PSA 10 also worth $2, since PSA 10s trade at about 1.8x the raw price.
Is Magcargo worth grading?+
It can be, but go in with clear eyes. The jump from $1 raw to $2 for a PSA 10 is a real percentage increase, though the actual dollar gain is small once you factor in grading costs. With 13 of the 20 graded copies already PSA 10, gem mint is achievable, just make sure you're grading for love of the card as much as profit.
Why is the Magcargo 1st Edition #16 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st edition prints from Japanese sets like Gaia Volcano are earlier and produced in smaller runs than later reprints, which is why collectors tend to seek them out. With only 20 graded copies recorded total, this printing carries a bit more scarcity and history than a standard release, even if the dollar value stays modest for now.
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