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Moltres Reverse Holo #30 value & price

Card 30 / 110RareFire · HP 70Released 2002Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
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Reviewed by · Updated 26 Aug 2026
Ungraded market value
$204 92% · 1Y
PSA 9
$1.6k
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$14k

Moltres has always been one of those cards that collectors circle back to, and this Reverse Holo version from Legendary Collection, released back in 2002, is a great example why. It's a Rare card illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, whose artwork on early Pokemon cards still holds up beautifully today. If you're trying to pin down Moltres value right now, the raw market sits at $228, which already tells you this isn't a bargain-bin pull.

Price history

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$0.00$3.9k$7.9k$12k$16k20222023202420252026$14kPSA 10$1.8kBGS 9.5$1.6kGrade 9$699Grade 8$591Grade 7$204Ungraded

Raw value is $204, up 92% over the past year, with an all-time high of $231 in May 2026.

Raw
$204
1Y
▲ 92%
PSA 10
$14k
PSA 9
$1.6k
Population
1,462
Gem PSA 10
64
Upside
69.0×
All-time high
$231

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Moltres price at every grade

Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,462 graded, only 64 are PSA 10.

GradeValuePopulation
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)$14k64
PSA 9$1.6k327
PSA 8$699375
PSA 7$591186
PSA 6$300158
PSA 5$249156
PSA 4$19365
PSA 3$11038
PSA 2$9918
PSA 1$22075
Raw / Ungraded$204-

Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).

Card details

Card number
30 of 110
Rarity
Rare
Type
Fire
HP
70
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
2
Illustrator
Mitsuhiro Arita
Released
2002

Attacks

  • Wildfire
    Fire

    You may discard any number of Fire Energy cards attached to Moltres when you use this attack. If you do, discard that many cards from the top of your opponent's deck.

  • Dive Bomb
    Fire · Fire · Fire · Fire

    Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.

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The collector's take on Moltres

Is Moltres worth grading?

So is Moltres worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs $228, a Grade 9 jumps to $1,560, and a PSA 10 sits at $9,000, which works out to 39.4x the raw price. That's a huge spread, and it's exactly why people get grading fever. But gem mint is called that for a reason: it's hard to hit, especially on a card from 2002 where printing and handling weren't as forgiving as modern sets. Grading costs money and time, and there's real risk your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10, so only send in copies that look genuinely clean under a light before you commit.

How rare is Moltres?

As a Rare card from the 2002 Legendary Collection set, Moltres wasn't produced in the same volume as basic commons, and reverse holos from this era already had a smaller print footprint to begin with. We don't have official population figures to lean on here, but the pricing gap between raw, Grade 9, and PSA 10 speaks for itself: when a card is genuinely hard to find in top condition, the market prices that scarcity in fast. That's a big part of why the PSA 10 figure sits so far above everything else.

Where can you pull Moltres?

This is where PackSpy's data actually earns its keep. We've tracked Moltres being pulled 103 times across sites including collector-crypt, courtyard, mnstr, and tilt-rips, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $784. It's shown up in packs like the Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pokemon: The Amazing Chase Day 1 and Day 5, the Pokemon Master Pack, and the Pokemon Pro Pack. Worth remembering though: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering their cost, so treat any Moltres pull as a nice bonus rather than the plan.

Questions people ask

How much is Moltres worth?+

A raw or ungraded copy of Moltres is valued at $228 right now. Once you get into graded copies that value climbs fast, with a Grade 9 at $1,560 and a PSA 10 reaching $9,000.

Is Moltres worth grading?+

It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 39.4x the raw price. Just know that gem mint copies are genuinely tough to pull off with older cards like this, and grading fees plus the risk of a lower grade should factor into your decision.

What set is Moltres from?+

This Moltres Reverse Holo is card #30 from Legendary Collection, a set released in 2002. It's a Rare card illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, one of the most recognizable artists in early Pokemon history.

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