Question 1

Is Meltan worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is Meltan worth grading? Let's look at the numbers honestly. A raw copy sits at $6, a Grade 9 comes in at $18, and a PSA 10 sits at $71, which works out to about 11.1x the raw price. That jump looks tempting on paper, but you have to factor in grading fees and turnaround time, and remember that grading is never a guarantee, cards can come back lower than you hoped. With a card valued this low to begin with, the math gets tight fast: you're spending real money to grade a card that might not clear much profit even at PSA 10. If you already own a sharp-cornered, clean copy and you're doing it for the love of having it graded rather than pure profit, go for it. If you're doing it purely for return, this isn't the card to bank on.

Question 2

How rare is Meltan?

Accepted Answer

Here's where the picture gets interesting. There are 983 graded copies of Meltan on record, and out of those, 451 have come back as PSA 10. That's a pretty large slice landing in gem mint, which tells you two things: the card isn't especially fragile to grade well, and there isn't a huge bottleneck at the top. When roughly half the graded population is already sitting at the highest grade, it explains why the PSA 10 price stays modest rather than spiking. Scarcity here isn't about a tiny handful of perfect copies, it's more about the card simply not being a big print run to begin with.

Question 3

Where can you pull Meltan?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's tracking actually tells you something a price guide can't. We've recorded Meltan pulled 200 or more times across pack sites, with tilt-rips and lastpack both showing solid pull activity. It's shown up in Pokemon Dime Pack and starter-style packs, which makes sense for a card at this price point, it's the kind of pull that shows up often rather than being a rare chase hit. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it is $6, which lines up with the raw market price, so nobody's landing some inflated surprise pull here. If you're ripping packs hoping for Meltan specifically, know that opening packs is gambling no matter the card, and most rips don't turn a profit, so treat any pull as a fun bonus rather than an investment plan.

Question 4

How much is Meltan worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Meltan #179 from Temporal Forces is valued at $6. That's the baseline most collectors will see if they're buying or selling an unslabbed copy, and it reflects a card that's accessible rather than rare in a chase-card sense.

Question 5

Is Meltan worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It depends on your goals. The jump from $6 raw to $71 at PSA 10 sounds good on the surface, but grading costs and the risk of a lower grade coming back eat into that math quickly. With 451 of 983 graded copies already sitting at PSA 10, gem mint isn't a rare outcome for this card, so grading is more about personal preference than guaranteed profit.

Question 6

How much is a PSA 10 Meltan worth?

Accepted Answer

A PSA 10 copy of Meltan is valued at $71, which is 11.1 times the raw price of $6. That's a solid ceiling for the card, though it's worth remembering that grading fees and the chance of a lower grade coming back should factor into whether chasing that number makes sense for you.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$64	451	317 / 134
PSA 9	$18	449	387 / 62
PSA 8	$14	69	54 / 15
PSA 7	$11	9	8 / 1
PSA 6	$9.00	3	2 / 1
PSA 5	$7.00	2	2 / -
PSA 4	$6.00	-	- / -
PSA 3	$5.00	-	- / -
PSA 2	$5.00	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$6.64	-	-

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