Misty's Seadra 1st Edition #9 value & price
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Misty's Seadra 1st Edition #9 is one of those Gym Heroes cards that quietly draws collectors back again and again, a Rare Holo from 2000 with artwork from Atsuko Nishida that still holds up decades later. If you're checking Misty's Seadra value right now, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $100, which feels reasonable for a 1st edition holo from this era. It's the kind of card that isn't flashy on paper but has real staying power with people who grew up with the Gym series.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $110, up 70% over the past year, with an all-time high of $124 in August 2026.
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Misty's Seadra price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,951 graded, only 250 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.9k | 250 | 163 / 87 |
| PSA 9 | $231 | 850 | 747 / 103 |
| PSA 8 | $153 | 503 | 414 / 89 |
| PSA 7 | $90 | 170 | 147 / 23 |
| PSA 6 | $72 | 96 | 89 / 7 |
| PSA 5 | $35 | 52 | 43 / 9 |
| PSA 4 | $26 | 18 | 17 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $22 | 8 | 7 / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $20 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 1 | $140 | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $110 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Gym Heroes
- Card number
- 9 of 132
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Tail Snap20Water
- Knockout Needle30Water · Water · Water
Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 60 more damage. If 1 or both of them are tails, this attack does 30 damage.
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The collector's take on Misty's Seadra
Is Misty's Seadra worth grading?
So is Misty's Seadra worth grading? It depends on what you're chasing. A PSA 10 comes in at $163, which is about 1.6 times the raw price of $100, so the upside is there but it's not the kind of jump that changes anyone's year. A Grade 9 actually lands higher at $747, which is worth noting since it shows how much the market can shift depending on grading trends and demand at any given time. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's always a chance your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10, or lower, so weigh that against what you'd realistically get back before sending it in. If your copy already looks close to gem mint, it might be worth the shot, but if it has visible wear, you may be better off enjoying it raw or selling it as is.
How rare is Misty's Seadra?
Across all grading companies combined, there are 1,942 graded copies of Misty's Seadra on record, and only 244 of those have earned the top PSA 10 grade. That works out to a fairly small slice of the population reaching gem mint condition, which tells you that hitting a perfect copy isn't easy even when a card starts in good shape. This kind of gap between total population and PSA 10 population is exactly why graded prices can swing the way they do, since true gem mint copies stay genuinely limited no matter how many raw copies are floating around.
Where can you pull Misty's Seadra?
Here's the honest picture: PackSpy hasn't recorded Misty's Seadra being pulled on any of the pack sites we track, which tells its own story. This is a card people find through the secondary market rather than ripping packs and getting lucky, and that lines up with what you'd expect from a Gym Heroes card this old. We track real pulls across sites specifically so collectors can see patterns like this instead of guessing, and in this case the pattern is clear: if you want Misty's Seadra, buying direct is the far more realistic path than hoping to pull one. Worth remembering too that opening packs is always a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering their cost.
Questions people ask
How much is Misty's Seadra worth?+
A raw or ungraded copy of Misty's Seadra is worth $100. Graded copies vary quite a bit, with a Grade 9 sitting at $747 and a PSA 10 at $163, so condition and grading company really do change the number.
Is Misty's Seadra worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 1.6 times the raw price of $100. But only 244 of the 1,942 graded copies have reached that top grade, so gem mint is genuinely hard to land, and grading fees plus the risk of a lower grade are worth thinking through first.
Why is the Misty's Seadra 1st Edition #9 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st edition cards from the Gym Heroes era were printed in smaller numbers before the standard print run took over, which naturally makes them scarcer and more sought after by collectors. That early print status, combined with the card's Rare Holo status and Atsuko Nishida artwork, is a big part of what keeps demand for this specific version steady.
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