Magmar 1st Edition #36 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Magmar & chase cards
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Magmar is one of those Base Set uncommons that quietly reminds you how good 1999 Pokemon art really was, all thanks to Ken Sugimori's clean, expressive style. If you're searching for Magmar value, here's the short version: this 1st Edition #36 card sits at $22 raw and climbs fast in graded form, which is exactly why collectors still hunt it down more than two decades later.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $24, up 24% over the past year, with an all-time high of $31 in May 2025.
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Magmar price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,896 graded, only 397 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.0k | 397 | 380 / 17 |
| PSA 9 | $133 | 1,166 | 1,058 / 108 |
| PSA 8 | $66 | 671 | 503 / 168 |
| PSA 7 | $46 | 290 | 208 / 82 |
| PSA 6 | $40 | 182 | 138 / 44 |
| PSA 5 | $29 | 104 | 78 / 26 |
| PSA 4 | $21 | 45 | 33 / 12 |
| PSA 3 | $17 | 20 | 16 / 4 |
| PSA 2 | $16 | 6 | 5 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | $80 | 15 | 15 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $24 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Base Set
- Card number
- 36 of 102
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 50
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Fire Punch30Fire · Fire
- Flamethrower50Fire · Fire · Colorless
Discard 1 Energy card attached to Magmar in order to use this attack.
Where to pull Magmar
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The collector's take on Magmar
Is Magmar worth grading?
So is Magmar worth grading? It depends on what you're chasing. A PSA 10 sells for $380, which works out to about 17.1 times the raw price of $22, and that kind of jump is what pulls people toward grading in the first place. But here's the honest part: gem mint is genuinely hard to land on this card, and grading fees plus turnaround time add up whether or not you hit a 10. Interestingly, a Grade 9 currently commands $1,058, well above the PSA 10 figure, which is a good reminder that grading outcomes and market pricing don't always move in the direction you'd expect. If you've got a clean copy and don't mind the wait, it can be worth sending in. If it's already showing wear, you might be better off enjoying it raw.
How rare is Magmar?
Across all grading companies combined, only 2,896 copies of this Magmar have been graded, and just 397 of those earned a PSA 10. That's a fairly tight gem mint population for a card this old, since Base Set corners and centering rarely survive two decades untouched. When the top grade stays scarce like that, it keeps real pressure on price, because the honest truth is most raw copies floating around were never in shape to grade high to begin with.
Where can you pull Magmar?
We've tracked this Magmar getting pulled 200 or more times across sites we monitor, including tilt-rips, collector-crypt, mnstr, and courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $85. It's shown up in packs like the Pokemon Dime Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pack 5, Wildcard Basic Pack, and Anime Pop Culture Gacha. That's the kind of real, cross-site pull data most price guides simply don't have, and it's worth remembering that opening packs is still a gamble where most rips don't beat their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Magmar worth?+
Right now a raw or ungraded Magmar sits at $22, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy is valued at $380. Grade 9 copies are actually higher at $1,058, so condition and grading outcome both play a big role in what it's worth.
Is Magmar worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for roughly 17.1 times the raw price of $22. Just know that only 397 out of 2,896 graded copies have hit that PSA 10 mark, so gem mint is far from guaranteed, and grading fees are a real cost either way.
Why is the Magmar 1st Edition #36 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st Edition Base Set cards were printed in a smaller early run before the wider unlimited print came out, and that head start in production history is a big part of what collectors pay for. It's less about the card itself and more about being from that original, more limited printing.
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