Moltres #18 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 28 Aug 2026Related Moltres & chase cards
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Moltres #18 comes from the Japanese Tag Bolt set, a fiery card that pairs the classic legendary bird with the kind of colorful, dynamic artwork that set is known for. If you're digging into Moltres value right now, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $3, with graded copies climbing well beyond that. It's not a card that turns heads for its price tag alone, but for collectors who grew up with this bird, it's one worth knowing the numbers on.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.99, up 50% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.70 in June 2022.
Recent pulls of Moltres
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
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Moltres price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 955 graded, only 761 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $32 | 761 | 149 / 612 |
| PSA 9 | $15 | 152 | 35 / 117 |
| PSA 8 | $14 | 37 | 2 / 35 |
| PSA 7 | - | 4 | - / 4 |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.99 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Moltres
Is Moltres worth grading?
So is Moltres worth grading? Let's talk it through. A raw copy runs about $3, a Grade 9 lands at $14, and a PSA 10 tops out at $33, which works out to roughly 10.9 times the raw price. That's a real jump, no question, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit. Centering, edges, and surface all have to line up, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time eat into any profit if the card comes back lower than hoped. If you've got a copy that looks sharp in hand, sending it in can make sense. If it's a middling copy, you might be better off enjoying it raw or ungraded and putting your money elsewhere.
How rare is Moltres?
We don't have exact population numbers for Moltres #18 in hand, so it's hard to say precisely how many PSA 10s exist. What we do know is that Tag Bolt cards from this era were printed for a broad Japanese release, so this isn't a card with a tiny print run pushing prices sky high. Its value comes more from grade and condition scarcity than from the card itself being rare to find. That's fairly common for cards from this set, and it's worth keeping in mind before assuming a graded copy will be worth a fortune.
Where can you pull Moltres?
This is where PackSpy's data actually tells you something a price guide can't. We've tracked Moltres being pulled 141 times across courtyard, collector-crypt, mnstr, and tilt-rips, so it does show up if you're opening packs regularly. It's turned up in Pokémon Master Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Pack 1, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for this card sits at $650, which shows just how much a single high grade pull can swing outcomes. Worth remembering though: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to that number.
Questions people ask
How much is Moltres worth?+
A raw or ungraded Moltres #18 from the Tag Bolt set is valued at $3. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $14, so condition makes a real difference here.
Is Moltres worth grading?+
It depends on the copy. The jump from raw to PSA 10 is about 10.9x, going from $3 up to $33, but gem mint is tough to land and grading costs money regardless of the result, so it's worth weighing your copy's condition honestly first.
How much is a PSA 10 Moltres worth?+
A PSA 10 Moltres #18 is currently valued at $33, which is the top of the grading scale for this card. That's a solid premium over the raw price of $3, but hitting that grade isn't guaranteed.
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