Ninetales EX #38 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 3 Sept 2026Related Ninetales EX & chase cards
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Ninetales EX is one of the double rare pulls from the Japanese Scarlet & Violet 151 set, the 2023 release that sent collectors chasing kawayoo's artwork across the whole Kanto lineup. It is not the flashiest chase card in the set, but that soft, painterly illustration style has a way of pulling people in, and it is exactly why folks keep searching for Ninetales EX value long after the set's initial hype died down. Right now the raw, ungraded card sits at $2, which tells you this is a card people collect for love of the art as much as for profit.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.44, down 10% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.39 in October 2025.
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Ninetales EX price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,379 graded, only 471 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $77 | 471 | 254 / 217 |
| PSA 9 | $27 | 581 | 351 / 230 |
| PSA 8 | $15 | 283 | 118 / 165 |
| PSA 7 | $9.74 | 26 | 16 / 10 |
| PSA 6 | $8.00 | 11 | 4 / 7 |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | 6 | 4 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.44 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 38
- Rarity
- Double rare
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 260
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
Attacks
- Heat Wave30Fire
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned.
- Mirrored Flames80+Fire · Colorless
If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, this attack does 140 more damage.
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The collector's take on Ninetales EX
Is Ninetales EX worth grading?
Here is the honest answer on grading: a PSA 10 Ninetales EX is worth 27.9 times what the raw card sells for, jumping from $2 ungraded to $57 in a gem mint holder, with Grade 9 copies landing at $15. On paper that multiplier looks tempting, but remember grading fees, shipping, and the wait time all eat into that gap, and a card this inexpensive raw can make the math tight even before you factor in that hitting a true gem mint 10 is never guaranteed. If you already love the card and have a clean copy sitting in a sleeve, sending it in can be a fun little project. But treat it as a hobby decision first and a money decision second, because at these price points the numbers alone rarely justify the risk.
How rare is Ninetales EX?
PackSpy does not have population data to point to here, but the double rare tier itself tells you a lot. These are the cards that show up less often in packs than your standard holos, tucked into a set that Japanese collectors opened in huge numbers back in 2023. The fact that raw copies still sit at $2 while PSA 10s climb to $57 shows the real scarcity lives in condition, not in the card itself. Getting a Ninetales EX in your hands is not especially hard. Getting one that grades out perfect is a different story entirely.
Where can you pull Ninetales EX?
This is where our tracking actually earns its keep: we watch real pack openings across sites, and so far Ninetales EX has not shown up in a single recorded pull. That does not mean it is impossible to find, just that it is genuinely rare in practice, rare enough that most collectors who want one end up buying it outright rather than chasing it through packs. If you are hoping to rip your way to a Ninetales EX, go in knowing the odds are long and most pack openings lose money anyway. The secondary market is simply the more reliable route for this one.
Questions people ask
How much is Ninetales EX worth?+
A raw, ungraded Ninetales EX from Scarlet & Violet 151 is currently valued at $2. It is a card that is affordable to own in any condition, which makes it an easy one to add to a Kanto collection without much financial pressure.
Is Ninetales EX worth grading?+
It depends on why you are doing it. A PSA 10 sells for $57 against a $2 raw card, a solid 27.9x jump, but grading fees and the difficulty of pulling a true gem mint copy mean the payoff is not guaranteed. Grade it because you love the card, not purely for the potential return.
How much is a PSA 10 Ninetales EX worth?+
A PSA 10 Ninetales EX is valued at $57, well above the $15 mark for a Grade 9 and far beyond the $2 raw price. That gap is the clearest sign of how much collectors value a clean, gem mint copy of this card.
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