Pinsir Reverse Holo #9 Value
Dragon Frontiers · Card 9/101 · Rare · 2006
Pinsir has always had that quiet appeal, a bug type that never got flashy treatment until Dragon Frontiers gave it a proper reverse holo shine back in 2006. It's a Rare card illustrated by Yukiko Baba, and if you're here checking Pinsir value, the short answer is that it sits at $15 raw, which feels almost modest until you see what a clean graded copy can bring. That gap is really the whole story with this card, and it's worth understanding before you decide what to do with yours.
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Pinsir price history
Ungraded value is $15, up 46% over the past year, with an all-time high of $20 in April 2026.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Pinsir price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 306 graded copies exist — only 46 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $15 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $760 | 46 |
| Grade 9 | $240 | 110 |
| Grade 8 | $78 | 88 |
| Grade 7 | $35 | 32 |
| Grade 6 | $11 | 15 |
| Grade 5 | $8.00 | 11 |
| Grade 4 | $7.00 | 2 |
| Grade 3 | $6.00 | – |
| Grade 2 | $5.00 | – |
| Grade 1 | $100 | 2 |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 9 of 101
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Fighting
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Yukiko Baba
- Released
- 2006
Attacks
- Delta CallColorless
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Pinsir — collector's take
Is Pinsir worth grading?
Here's where it gets interesting. A raw Pinsir sits at $15, but a PSA 10 has sold for $760, which works out to 52.4x the ungraded price. That's a real jump, no question. But gem mint isn't easy to land, out of 306 total graded copies, only 46 have earned that perfect 10, so plenty of submitted cards come back as a Grade 9 instead, which still lands at $240, a solid number but nowhere near the top. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee which way the card comes back, so if your copy has sharp corners, clean edges and centered print with no surface haze, it's worth considering. If it's got any soft corners or print lines, you might just enjoy it raw instead of gambling on the grade.
How rare is it?
306 graded copies total tells you this isn't a card most people bothered sending in over the years, and within that population only 46 have hit PSA 10. That's a pretty tight ceiling for the top grade, and it explains why the price jumps so hard once you cross into gem mint territory. When a population stays this small, every perfect copy carries more weight, because there just aren't many out there to compete with.
Where to pull it
We've tracked 72 recorded pulls of Pinsir across courtyard, tilt-rips and collector-crypt, so it does show up if you're opening product on those sites. The biggest pull we've logged came in at $356, which shows how much a lucky high grade can swing the value versus the $15 raw price most pulls settle around. It's popped up across a spread of products too, including Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Basic Pack, Pokémon Master Pack, Pokemon Expert Pack and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble and most rips don't come close to that top number, so treat any pull as a bonus, not the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Pinsir worth?
A raw or ungraded Pinsir from Dragon Frontiers runs about $15. Grade 9 copies bring $240, and a PSA 10 has reached $760, so condition makes a big difference to what it's actually worth.
Is Pinsir worth grading?
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 52.4x the raw price. Just know that only 46 of the 306 graded copies have hit that perfect grade, so it's a real gamble unless your card looks genuinely gem mint.
What set is Pinsir from?
Pinsir Reverse Holo #9 comes from the Dragon Frontiers set, released in 2006. It's a Rare card illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
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