Magmar 1st Edition #40 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 22 Oct 2026Related Magmar & chase cards
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Magmar is one of those Neo Genesis cards that quietly reminds you how much fun early Pokemon sets were, a fiery little Uncommon illustrated by Naoyo Kimura back in 2000. It's not a flashy chase card, but the 1st Edition #40 print carries real nostalgia and a bit of value to match, with raw copies sitting around $4 and PSA 10s reaching $101. If you're searching Magmar value or Magmar price right now, you're in the right spot, because this is exactly the kind of card people quietly wonder is it worth is Magmar worth pulling or picking up.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.89, up 29% over the past year, with an all-time high of $6.97 in January 2022.
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Magmar price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 181 graded, only 36 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $101 | 36 | - / 36 |
| PSA 9 | $27 | 64 | - / 64 |
| PSA 8 | $25 | 57 | - / 57 |
| PSA 7 | $15 | 10 | - / 10 |
| PSA 6 | $5.00 | 8 | - / 8 |
| PSA 5 | $4.00 | 4 | - / 4 |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.49 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Neo Genesis
- Card number
- 40 of 111
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Tail Slap20Colorless · Colorless
- Magma Punch40Fire · Fire · Colorless
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The collector's take on Magmar
Is Magmar worth grading?
Here's the honest answer to how much is Magmar worth once it's graded: a raw copy sits at $4, a Grade 9 climbs to $21, and a true PSA 10 gem mint can bring $101, which works out to about 28.9x the raw price. That's a real jump, but only 33 out of the 172 total graded copies have actually hit that PSA 10 mark, so gem mint is far from guaranteed. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's always a chance your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10, so it's worth asking yourself if you're grading for love of the card or purely for profit before you send it in.
How rare is Magmar?
With only 172 copies of Magmar graded in total, this isn't a card you'll trip over in high grade very often. Of those, just 33 have earned the coveted PSA 10 label, which tells you gem mint survivors from this era are genuinely uncommon, not just in name but in condition. That kind of scarcity is a big part of why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 numbers, collectors know how hard it is to find one that's held up perfectly since 2000.
Where can you pull Magmar?
We've tracked Magmar getting pulled 200 or more times across sites like tilt-rips, collector-crypt, mnstr, and courtyard, so it does show up if you're opening packs regularly. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for this card is $85, which is a nice reminder that pack odds can occasionally swing in your favor. It's turned up in products like the Pokemon Dime Pack, Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pack 5, and the Wildcard Basic Pack, though as with all pack openings, most rips won't come close to matching a card's top graded value, so treat it as a fun gamble rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Magmar worth?+
A raw, ungraded Magmar 1st Edition #40 is valued around $4. Graded copies are worth noticeably more, with a Grade 9 sitting near $21 and a PSA 10 reaching $101, so condition makes a real difference here.
Is Magmar worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 28.9x what a raw copy is worth. That said, only 33 of the 172 graded copies have hit PSA 10, so grading is a bit of a gamble and worth doing mainly if the card is already in sharp condition.
Why is the Magmar 1st Edition #40 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st edition cards from Neo Genesis were printed in a smaller early run back in 2000, which makes them scarcer and more sought after by collectors than later prints. That extra scarcity is a big reason the 1st edition stamp adds real value on top of the card's rarity and condition.
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