Ponyta #126 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 23 Oct 2026Related Ponyta & chase cards
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Ponyta #126 is one of those cards that takes a lot of collectors right back to opening their first Expedition packs, that little fire horse galloping across the artwork with nothing but potential ahead of it. It was never a chase card in the traditional sense, but it has stuck around in binders and want lists for years, and today plenty of people search for Ponyta value just to see where a card like this lands. Right now the raw, ungraded price sits at $5, which tells you this is a card people collect for love more than profit, though the story gets more interesting once grading enters the picture.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $6.92, up 166% over the past year, with an all-time high of $6.92 in September 2026.
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$17CGC 10 GEM MINTWildcard Basic PackCourtyard · 5h ago
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Ponyta price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 305 graded, only 96 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $191 | 96 | 41 / 55 |
| PSA 9 | $30 | 94 | 45 / 49 |
| PSA 8 | $24 | 76 | 16 / 60 |
| PSA 7 | $6.50 | 15 | 3 / 12 |
| PSA 6 | $5.00 | 12 | 1 / 11 |
| PSA 5 | $4.00 | 5 | 2 / 3 |
| PSA 4 | $3.99 | 6 | 1 / 5 |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $7.54 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Expedition
- Card number
- 126 of 165
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 40
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water x2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Released
- 2002
Attacks
- SingeFire
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The collector's take on Ponyta
Is Ponyta worth grading?
So is it worth grading a Ponyta? Honestly, it depends on what you're chasing. A PSA 10 is valued at 7.6x the raw card, which sounds like a strong jump, and a Grade 9 sits at $45 while a PSA 10 comes in at $41. That's worth pausing on: sometimes the gem mint premium isn't automatic, and a near mint Grade 9 can actually hold its own against a perfect 10 depending on the day you check. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's real risk your card comes back a 8 or lower and the fee doesn't pay for itself. If you've got a raw copy that looks sharp under a light, it can be worth sending in, but go in with your eyes open rather than expecting a guaranteed payout.
How rare is Ponyta?
Scarcity is where Ponyta's story gets genuinely interesting. Across every grading submission ever recorded, only 299 copies of this card exist in graded form, and of those, just 94 have earned the elusive PSA 10 gem mint label. That means roughly a third of graded Ponytas hit the top grade, which isn't tiny, but it also isn't easy, plenty of copies land in the 8 and 9 range instead. A population this size keeps Ponyta from ever being a mass-market card in graded form, and it's part of why collectors still care about the Ponyta price even on a card with modest raw value.
Where can you pull Ponyta?
This is where PackSpy earns its keep, because we track real pack pulls across sites, not just price guide estimates. Ponyta has been pulled 114 times in our records, showing up across tilt-rips, collector-crypt, courtyard, and mnstr. The biggest recorded pull for this card came in at $286, a nice reminder that even a modest-value card can land a lucky hit if the grade and buyer line up right. If you're hunting for it specifically, keep an eye on the Pokemon Dime Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Master Pack, Anime Pop Culture Gacha, and Wildcard Basic Pack, all spots where it's turned up before. Just remember that pack opening is a gamble by nature, most rips don't beat what you paid, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Ponyta worth?+
A raw, ungraded Ponyta #126 from Expedition is currently valued at $5. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $45 and a PSA 10 at $41, so the real Ponyta value depends heavily on condition and whether it's been graded at all.
Is Ponyta worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 7.6x the raw price, but the numbers are close between grades: Grade 9 actually sits at $45 versus $41 for a PSA 10. Weigh the grading fee against those figures and the fact that only 94 of the 299 graded copies have hit gem mint before you send one in.
How much is a PSA 10 Ponyta worth?+
A PSA 10 Ponyta is valued at $41, which works out to 7.6x the raw card's $5 price. Only 94 copies have ever earned that gem mint grade out of 299 total graded, so it's a solid but not impossible pull for anyone chasing a perfect one.
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