Misty's Seadra Pre-Release #9 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 23 Oct 2026Related Misty's Seadra & chase cards
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Misty's Seadra is one of those Gym Heroes cards that quietly reminds you how good early Pokemon art could be, with Atsuko Nishida's illustration giving this Rare Holo a lot of charm for a card from 2000. If you're checking Misty's Seadra value right now, the short answer is that it's an affordable classic raw, but it climbs fast the higher the grade goes. It's not a card that makes headlines, but for collectors who love the Gym era, it's a genuinely satisfying pull or pickup.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $21, up 35% over the past year, with an all-time high of $21 in September 2026.
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Misty's Seadra price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 4,008 graded, only 221 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.2k | 221 | - / 221 |
| PSA 9 | $95 | 892 | - / 892 |
| PSA 8 | $57 | 2,059 | - / 2,059 |
| PSA 7 | $37 | 547 | - / 547 |
| PSA 6 | $25 | 183 | - / 183 |
| PSA 5 | $20 | 67 | - / 67 |
| PSA 4 | $17 | 28 | - / 28 |
| PSA 3 | $14 | 10 | - / 10 |
| PSA 2 | $13 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 1 | $100 | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $21 | - | - |
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
- Holo Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning x2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Tail Snap20Water
- Knockout Needle30+Water · 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? Here's the honest math: a raw copy sits at $19, a Grade 9 gets you to $80, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $1,123, which works out to 59.6 times the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's tempting. But gem mint is genuinely hard to land on a 24 year old card, centering and edge wear creep in more than people expect, and grading fees plus turnaround time eat into any profit if the card comes back a 9 instead of a 10. If you already own a sharp looking copy and you're patient, grading can make sense. If you're buying raw specifically to gamble on a 10, go in knowing the odds aren't guaranteed and treat it like the gamble it is.
How rare is Misty's Seadra?
Across every grading submission on record, only 3,942 copies of Misty's Seadra have been graded, and just 220 of those came back a PSA 10. That's a small slice sitting at the very top, which explains why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 figures. When a population is this tight at gem mint, it doesn't take many buyers chasing the same handful of cards to keep pushing that top price up.
Where can you pull Misty's Seadra?
PackSpy has tracked 15 real pulls of Misty's Seadra, all recorded at Courtyard, with the biggest one landing at $182. It's shown up inside packs like The Amazing Chase Encore, Pokemon Pro Pack, Pokemon Starter Pack, and Pokemon Master Pack. That's the kind of on the ground detail you won't find in a static price guide, since these are actual pulls logged from real pack openings rather than estimates. Worth remembering too that opening packs is a gamble more often than not, so seeing where a card has actually turned up is genuinely useful before you spend money chasing it.
Questions people ask
How much is Misty's Seadra worth?+
A raw, ungraded Misty's Seadra is valued at $19. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $80 and a PSA 10 reaching $1,123, so condition makes a huge difference to what this card is worth.
Is Misty's Seadra worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 59.6 times the raw price. But only 220 out of 3,942 graded copies have hit that top grade, so gem mint is genuinely uncommon and grading fees are a real cost to weigh before you send it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Misty's Seadra worth?+
A PSA 10 Misty's Seadra is currently valued at $1,123. That's a big jump from the $19 raw price and the $80 Grade 9 price, reflecting just how few copies reach that top grade out of the 3,942 graded overall.
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