Moltres Series II #146 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 24 Aug 2026Related Moltres & chase cards
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Moltres has always had a following among Pokemon collectors, and this particular printing, card #146 from Series II in the Japanese Vending set, gives that love a real home. Released in 2023 and illustrated by Keiichiro Ito, it's classified as a Rare, and if you're searching Moltres value or trying to figure out how much is Moltres worth right now, the short answer is a raw copy sits at $43. It's not a card that dominates headlines, but it's the kind of steady, good-looking piece that vending set collectors quietly chase.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $51, up 133% over the past year, with an all-time high of $51 in September 2026.
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Moltres price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 443 graded, only 142 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.0k | 142 |
| PSA 9 | $273 | 216 |
| PSA 8 | $88 | 47 |
| PSA 7 | $70 | 11 |
| PSA 6 | $15 | 9 |
| PSA 5 | $12 | 10 |
| PSA 4 | $10 | 1 |
| PSA 3 | $9.00 | 2 |
| PSA 2 | $8.00 | 2 |
| PSA 1 | - | 3 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $51 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Card number
- 146
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 120
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- KEIICHIRO ITO
Attacks
- Blazing FlightFire · Fire · Fire
Discard 2 {R} Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 120 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
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The collector's take on Moltres
Is Moltres worth grading?
Here's where it gets interesting. A raw Moltres runs $43, and a PSA 10 sits at $142, right around that 3.3x jump you'll hear grading folks talk about. But look closer and you'll notice a Grade 9 copy is actually valued higher than a PSA 10 right now, at $216. That's not something you see every day, and it's a good reminder that grading markets don't always move in a straight line. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your card comes back gem mint, so before you send anything off, weigh the real cost against what the card is actually pulling on the current market. For a $43 card, that math matters more than it would on something pricier.
How rare is Moltres?
Across every collection and grading submission PackSpy tracks, there are 443 graded copies of this Moltres out there, and of those, 142 have hit PSA 10. That's a decent chunk earning the top grade, which tells you the card isn't especially fussy to pull off in gem mint condition, though it's still far from guaranteed. Scarcity here isn't extreme, but it's real enough that population numbers like these help explain why the Moltres price sits where it does, and why a clean PSA 10 still carries a premium over a raw copy.
Where can you pull Moltres?
This is the part price guides can't tell you but our pull data can. We've recorded Moltres pulled 11 times across collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $1,750, which is a good chunk above where the card typically sits. It's shown up in the Grail Pokemon Gacha Pack, Anime Pop Culture Gacha, Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, and Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, so if you're chasing this one from a pack rather than buying it outright, those are the names to keep an eye on. Just know going in that pack odds are pack odds, most rips don't beat the secondary market price, and pulling something like that $1,750 copy is the exception, not the rule.
Questions people ask
How much is Moltres worth?+
A raw, ungraded Moltres from Series II #146 is valued at $43. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $216 and a PSA 10 at $142, so condition and grading really do shift the Moltres price.
Is Moltres worth grading?+
It depends on what you're chasing. A PSA 10 brings 3.3x the raw price, which sounds solid, but oddly enough a Grade 9 right now sits even higher at $216. Given grading costs and the chance your card doesn't come back gem mint, it's worth checking current numbers before you submit.
How much is a PSA 10 Moltres worth?+
A PSA 10 Moltres is valued at $142, which works out to about 3.3 times the raw card's $43 price. Out of 443 total graded copies recorded, 142 have reached that PSA 10 grade.
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