Omanyte Green Back #138 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 22 Oct 2026Related Omanyte & chase cards
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Omanyte, the little spiral-shelled fossil Pokemon, has always had a soft spot in collectors' hearts, and this particular printing gives it some real character. This is the Green Back version from the Japanese Topsun set, card #138, released back in 2023, illustrated by Akira Komayama and sitting at Uncommon rarity. If you're trying to pin down Omanyte value right now, the raw card sits at $7, which is a fair, honest starting point for a card with this much charm and history behind it.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $5.90, down 12% over the past year, with an all-time high of $8.07 in May 2026.
Recent pulls of Omanyte
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
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Omanyte price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $268 | - |
| PSA 9 | $40 | - |
| PSA 8 | $13 | - |
| PSA 7 | $10 | - |
| PSA 6 | $8.00 | - |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | - |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | - |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $5.93 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Card number
- 138
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 100
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Akira Komayama
Attacks
- Tentacular Return50Water · Water
Put an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon into their hand.
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The collector's take on Omanyte
Is Omanyte worth grading?
So is Omanyte worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs $7, a Grade 9 climbs to $40, and a PSA 10 sits at $271, which works out to 38.8 times the raw price. That's a real jump, no question, but gem mint isn't a given. Topsun cards from this era often have printing quirks and centering issues that keep them out of that top grade, so before you send one in, take a hard look at the corners and surface yourself. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee you land the 10, so weigh that risk against what you're hoping to get back.
How rare is Omanyte?
We don't have official population numbers to lean on here, but the story of Omanyte's scarcity is really the story of Topsun itself. These are older Japanese cards with a different feel and stock than the English releases most collectors grew up with, and Uncommon rarity means it wasn't the hardest pull in the set, but it also wasn't handed out on every corner. That combination, an aging Japanese card at a modest rarity tier, tends to mean fewer pristine survivors show up in top grades over time, which is a big part of why that PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw number.
Where can you pull Omanyte?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just going off price guides. Omanyte has been pulled 46 times across courtyard, collector-crypt, and mnstr, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $200. We've seen it show up in packs like the Pokémon Master Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, and The Amazing Chase Encore. Worth saying plainly, since it needs to be said: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come out ahead financially, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Omanyte worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of the Green Back Omanyte #138 from Topsun is valued at $7. That's the baseline most collectors will pay or expect for a copy in typical condition, before any grading comes into play.
Is Omanyte worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is valued at $271 compared to $7 raw, roughly 38.8 times more. Just know that gem mint copies aren't easy to pull off with older Topsun cards, so check your card's corners and surface closely before you commit to grading fees.
How much is a PSA 10 Omanyte worth?+
A PSA 10 Omanyte from this Topsun Green Back printing is valued at $271, which is a solid jump from both the raw price of $7 and the Grade 9 price of $40. That gap is what makes gem mint copies so appealing to chase, even with the grading risk involved.
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