Misty's Tentacruel #10 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 7 Sept 2026Related Misty's Tentacruel & chase cards
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Misty's Tentacruel is one of those Gym Heroes cards that instantly takes you back to 2000, when Pokemon trainer cards and their signature creatures were the hottest thing in every binder. As a Rare Holo illustrated by Ken Sugimori, it's got that classic gym-leader charm collectors still chase today. If you're trying to pin down Misty's Tentacruel value, whether you pulled one or are eyeing one on the secondary market, here's the real picture.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $16, up 55% over the past year, with an all-time high of $19 in June 2026.
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Misty's Tentacruel price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 4,303 graded, only 135 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $560 | 135 | 71 / 64 |
| PSA 9 | $99 | 843 | 604 / 239 |
| PSA 8 | $65 | 1,425 | 963 / 462 |
| PSA 7 | $32 | 855 | 637 / 218 |
| PSA 6 | $26 | 521 | 407 / 114 |
| PSA 5 | $21 | 314 | 243 / 71 |
| PSA 4 | $13 | 113 | 89 / 24 |
| PSA 3 | $11 | 50 | 42 / 8 |
| PSA 2 | $10 | 21 | 18 / 3 |
| PSA 1 | $38 | 26 | 25 / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $17 | - | - |
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
- 10 of 132
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning x2
- Retreat cost
- 0
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Jellyfish PoisonWater · Water · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
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The collector's take on Misty's Tentacruel
Is Misty's Tentacruel worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw Misty's Tentacruel sits around $16, but a PSA 10 commands $560, which works out to 34.6x the ungraded price. That's a serious jump, and it's exactly why people get grading fever. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a 2000 holo, the surfaces on these older Gym Heroes cards show wear easily and centering can be a pain. Grading costs money and time, and there's no guarantee you'll land a 10 instead of a Grade 9, which sits at a much more modest $107. If your copy looks clean under a loupe and you're patient, it can pay off. If it's got whitening or a soft corner, you might just be paying to confirm what you already suspected.
How rare is Misty's Tentacruel?
Gym Heroes cards come from an era of Pokemon printing that wasn't exactly limited, but Rare Holo status still means Misty's Tentacruel wasn't handed out on every pack. It's not a 1st edition chase card, but two decades of handling, trading, and just plain wear have thinned out the truly clean copies. That's the real driver behind the value gap between raw and graded: it's less about a tiny print run and more about how few cards from 2000 survived without a crease, a scratch, or dinged corners. A well-preserved copy today is scarce simply because time hasn't been kind to most of them.
Where can you pull Misty's Tentacruel?
We've tracked Misty's Tentacruel getting pulled 18 times across sites we monitor, including collector-crypt and courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $382. It's shown up in a mix of packs, from the Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack and Pokemon Basic Pack to The Amazing Chase Encore, Pokemon Master Pack, and Pokemon Starter Pack. That spread tells you it's not locked to one product, it surfaces here and there across different pack styles, which is part of why live pull data matters more than guessing. Worth remembering too: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus, not a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Misty's Tentacruel worth?+
A raw, ungraded Misty's Tentacruel is worth around $16 right now. Once you factor in grading, the value climbs sharply, up to $107 for a Grade 9 and $560 for a PSA 10. So the real answer depends heavily on the condition of your specific copy.
Is Misty's Tentacruel worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 34.6x what a raw copy fetches. But gem mint copies of this 2000 Gym Heroes card aren't easy to find, and grading costs money regardless of the outcome. If your card already shows wear, grading is more risk than reward.
How much is a PSA 10 Misty's Tentacruel worth?+
A PSA 10 Misty's Tentacruel is valued at $560, a big step up from the $16 raw price and the $107 Grade 9 price. That gap is exactly why collectors chase gem mint copies, even knowing how tough that grade is to land.
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