Palafin #225 value & price
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Palafin is one of those illustration rares that makes Paldean Fates such a fun set to chase, that split-second, mid-transformation art from akagi has a real charm to it. Pulled from a 2024 release, it's not a chase card in the way a secret rare might be, but it's held onto a steady following. If you're trying to pin down Palafin value, the short answer is that it's an affordable, easy-to-love card whether you keep it raw or send it off to be graded.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.25, up 58% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.25 in March 2025.
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Palafin price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 4,744 graded, only 2,390 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $61 | 2,390 | 1,436 / 954 |
| PSA 9 | $16 | 1,791 | 1,276 / 515 |
| PSA 8 | $14 | 453 | 271 / 182 |
| PSA 7 | $7.11 | 79 | 41 / 38 |
| PSA 6 | $6.00 | 21 | 15 / 6 |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | 10 | 5 / 5 |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.25 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 225 of 245
- Rarity
- Illustration rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 150
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- akagi
- Released
- 2024
Attacks
- Jet Punch30Water
This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
- Justice Kick210Water · Water
If this Pokémon didn't move from the Bench to the Active Spot this turn, this attack does nothing.
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The collector's take on Palafin
Is Palafin worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw Palafin sits around $3, while a PSA 10 sells for $60, which works out to about 21.7 times the ungraded price. That's a real jump, no question. But grading fees eat into that margin, and you're paying to grade whether the card comes back a 10 or a 7. A Grade 9 only fetches $17, so anything short of gem mint narrows your return quite a bit. If your copy has sharp corners, clean edges and centering that looks right to the eye, it's worth considering. If it's got soft corners or print lines, honestly, it's probably happier staying raw in a sleeve.
How rare is it?
Across all grading companies combined, there are 4,647 graded copies of Palafin on record, and out of those, 2,332 have come back PSA 10. That's just over half landing in gem mint, which tells you this card grades reasonably well when the copy going in is solid. It's not an ultra-scarce card by any means, but that population gives you a real sense of how many are actually out there chasing that top grade, and why a PSA 10 commands the price it does relative to a raw copy.
Where to pull it
We've tracked 33 recorded pulls of Palafin across pack sites including courtyard, collector-crypt and lastpack, with the best hit landing at $112. It's shown up in a mix of packs, from the Wildcard Basic Pack and Pokémon Master Pack to the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, the Pokémon Starter Pack and the Pokémon Pro Pack. That spread tells you Palafin isn't locked to one product, it's a card that turns up here and there across different pack types. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble by nature, and most rips don't come close to covering their cost. Data like this is what PackSpy tracks that a static price guide simply can't.
Questions people ask
How much is Palafin worth?+
A raw, ungraded Palafin from Paldean Fates is valued around $3. Send it off and grade a 9, and it climbs to $17, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy sells for $60. So the value really depends on condition and whether you've had it professionally graded.
Is Palafin worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 21.7 times what the raw card is worth. But grading only pays off if the card is genuinely gem mint quality going in, since a Grade 9 only brings $17. Weigh the grading cost against your copy's condition before sending it in.
What set is Palafin from?+
Palafin #225 is from Paldean Fates, released in 2024. It's an illustration rare illustrated by akagi, one of the artist-driven cards that gave this set its personality.
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