Meowscarada ex #256 value & price
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Meowscarada ex #256 is one of the standout special illustration rares from Paldea Evolved, the 2023 set that gave this grass cat starter its full glow-up moment courtesy of artist Kouki Saitou. Collectors love it because it captures Meowscarada in that sprawling, full-art treatment SIRs are known for, and that visual pull is exactly why people keep coming back to check Meowscarada ex value. Right now a raw copy sits at $30, which puts it in a nice, approachable range for a card this good looking.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $30, up 64% over the past year, with an all-time high of $32 in July 2026.
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Meowscarada ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 4,991 graded, only 2,531 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $122 | 2,531 | 2,209 / 322 |
| PSA 9 | $35 | 2,115 | 1,963 / 152 |
| PSA 8 | $20 | 281 | 223 / 58 |
| PSA 7 | - | 30 | 24 / 6 |
| PSA 6 | $13 | 19 | 18 / 1 |
| PSA 5 | $10 | 7 | 6 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $9.00 | 5 | 4 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $8.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | $7.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 2 | 2 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $30 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 256 of 279
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 310
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Released
- 2023
Attacks
- Scratching Nails100+Colorless · Colorless
If your opponent's Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 120 more damage.
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The collector's take on Meowscarada ex
Is Meowscarada ex worth grading?
Grading this one is worth thinking through carefully. A raw copy runs $30, a Grade 9 comes in at $35, and a PSA 10 jumps up to $120, which works out to about 4.0x the raw price. That's a real gap, but gem mint is never a guarantee: special illustration rares like this one show every whitening and edge wear under a grader's light, so a card that looks perfect at home can still come back a 9 instead of a 10. Factor in grading fees and turnaround time before you send one in, and only submit copies that are genuinely sharp in hand. If you're just asking how much is Meowscarada ex worth for insurance or trade purposes, the raw and Grade 9 numbers alone already tell most of that story without the grading gamble.
How rare is Meowscarada ex?
As a special illustration rare, Meowscarada ex was always going to be scarcer than the standard pulls in Paldea Evolved, that's the whole appeal of the SIR slot. We don't have official population figures to point to here, but the rarity tier itself tells you this isn't a card you're pulling in every box, and that scarcity is a big part of what supports the price gap between raw and PSA 10. When a card is hard to find in any condition, finding it in gem mint condition gets even harder, and that's reflected in the jump to $120 at the top grade.
Where can you pull Meowscarada ex?
PackSpy has tracked this card being pulled 70 times across the pack sites we monitor, specifically courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $79. We've also seen it show up inside Pokémon Master Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack listings. That's genuinely useful information no price guide gives you, because it shows where this card actually surfaces in the wild rather than just where it theoretically could. Worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering what you spent, so treat these numbers as a guide to where the card lives, not a promise you'll pull one.
Questions people ask
How much is Meowscarada ex worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Meowscarada ex #256 is valued at $30. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $35 and a PSA 10 reaching $120, so condition makes a real difference to the price.
Is Meowscarada ex worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sits at roughly 4.0x the raw price. But gem mint copies are genuinely tough to pull off with special illustration rares, so weigh the grading fees and the risk of landing a 9 instead before you send it in.
What set is Meowscarada ex from?+
Meowscarada ex #256 comes from Paldea Evolved, released in 2023, and it's a special illustration rare illustrated by Kouki Saitou, one of the more sought after art styles from that set.
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