Poochyena #63 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Poochyena & chase cards
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Poochyena is that little dark-type dog from the Ruby & Sapphire set, drawn up by Ken Sugimori back in 2003, and it's the kind of card that reminds a lot of collectors why they started opening packs in the first place. It's a common, so nobody's chasing it for rarity bragging rights, but it still gets plenty of searches from people wondering what a Poochyena is worth today. Right now that answer is refreshingly simple, and we'll walk through it below.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.40, down 4% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.18 in January 2024.
Recent pulls of Poochyena
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$6.46RareNovice PackTilt Rips · 3m ago
$5.04RawstarterLastpack · 9m ago
$6.46RarePokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 28m ago
$0.22CommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 46m ago$5.04RawstarterLastpack · 52m ago$6.46RareNovice PackTilt Rips · 54m ago$0.22CommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 55m ago$6.46RarePokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 56m ago
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Poochyena price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 143 graded, only 47 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $55 | 47 | 6 / 41 |
| PSA 9 | $35 | 41 | 8 / 33 |
| PSA 8 | $17 | 28 | 3 / 25 |
| PSA 7 | $7.16 | 14 | 2 / 12 |
| PSA 6 | $5.00 | 5 | 2 / 3 |
| PSA 5 | $4.00 | 7 | - / 7 |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.40 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 63 of 109
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Darkness
- HP
- 40
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2003
Attacks
- Bite10Colorless
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The collector's take on Poochyena
Is Poochyena worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw Poochyena sits around $1, while a PSA 10 is fetching $55, which works out to about 40.4x the ungraded price. That sounds like a nice jump, and it can be, but grading fees eat into a card valued this low pretty fast, and gem mint 10s are never guaranteed even on a card that looks flawless to the naked eye. A Grade 9 lands at $19, so there's a real gap between a near-perfect copy and a truly perfect one. If you've already got a Poochyena sitting in a binder and it looks sharp, sending it in can be a fun gamble, but for a common like this, most collectors are better off grading it for the love of the card rather than expecting a payday.
How rare is Poochyena?
Poochyena doesn't carry the scarcity story that chases up prices, it was printed as a common in a widely opened set, so copies have never been hard to find. What keeps the value modest is exactly that, plenty of raw copies floating around means the market stays calm at $1, and it's really only the jump to a clean PSA 10 that separates the special copies from the pile. Scarcity here is less about how many exist and more about how few people bother sending a common off to be graded in the first place.
Where can you pull Poochyena?
We've tracked Poochyena getting pulled 200 or more times across pack sites like tilt-rips, lastpack, and courtyard, and it shows up in some of the more accessible break formats out there, think Pokemon Mini Pack, Pokemon Dime Pack, Novice Pack, starter, and Pokemon Starter Pack. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it is $58, which tells you even a common can occasionally land a nice grade. It's worth remembering that opening packs is a gamble and most rips don't come out ahead, but if you're chasing a piece of Ruby & Sapphire nostalgia, Poochyena turns up often enough that patience usually pays off.
Questions people ask
How much is Poochyena worth?+
A raw, ungraded Poochyena from Ruby & Sapphire is valued at $1. It's a common card, so that price reflects how widely available it is rather than any lack of charm.
Is Poochyena worth grading?+
It can be, but go in with realistic expectations. A Grade 9 sits at $19 and a PSA 10 at $55, so the upside exists, but grading fees and the difficulty of hitting a true gem mint on a common card mean it's more of a passion project than a guaranteed profit.
How much is a PSA 10 Poochyena worth?+
A PSA 10 Poochyena is worth $55, which is about 40.4x the raw card's value of $1. It's a solid multiplier for a common, but pulling or grading a true gem mint copy is never a sure thing.
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