Poppy #138 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 22 Oct 2026Related Poppy & chase cards
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Poppy #138 comes from the Japanese Ruler of the Black Flame set, and she's the kind of trainer card that quietly builds a following, not flashy, but the kind collectors keep circling back to. If you're trying to pin down Poppy's value, the raw version sits at $10, while a PSA 10 copy trades for $851, a gap that tells you just how much condition matters here. This page breaks down exactly what drives that gap and what your copy might realistically be worth.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $9.92, down 2% over the past year, with an all-time high of $89 in August 2023.
Recent pulls of Poppy
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Poppy price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,276 graded, only 1,019 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $40 | 1,019 | 851 / 168 |
| PSA 9 | $15 | 1,076 | 1,064 / 12 |
| PSA 8 | $9.01 | 158 | 153 / 5 |
| PSA 7 | - | 14 | 12 / 2 |
| PSA 6 | - | 4 | 4 / - |
| PSA 5 | - | 4 | 2 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $9.40 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Poppy
Is Poppy worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw Poppy runs about $10, and a PSA 10 sells for roughly 88.7 times that, landing at $851. That sounds like an easy decision, but there's a wrinkle worth knowing. Grade 9 copies are currently fetching $1,064, actually higher than the PSA 10 price right now, which is a good reminder that grading markets shift and gem mint isn't always the top dollar outcome. Grading itself costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your card comes back a 10, cards get dinged on centering, edges, or surface wear you might not even notice with the naked eye. If your copy looks sharp and the market gap still favors grading when you check, it can be worth the gamble. If it has visible wear, you're often better off holding it raw or selling as is.
How rare is Poppy?
Across all grading companies, only 2,273 copies of Poppy have been graded, and of those, 1,017 have hit PSA 10. That's a fairly high gem mint rate, close to half, which tells you this card takes grading reasonably well when it's in good shape to begin with. But it also means the population isn't razor thin, so scarcity alone isn't pushing the price, it's the mix of demand and how many collectors are chasing that top grade at once. Watching population numbers like these is one of the better ways to understand why a card's value sits where it does.
Where can you pull Poppy?
PackSpy has tracked Poppy being pulled twice across the pack sites we monitor, once on collector-crypt and once on courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $18. We've seen her turn up in the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack and the Pokémon Starter Pack, so if you're opening packs hoping to find her, those are the ones with a track record. That said, two recorded pulls is a small sample, and it lines up with what the raw price already tells you, Poppy isn't a card people are ripping packs specifically to chase. Most collectors end up buying her outright on the secondary market rather than hoping she falls out of a pack, and if you do open packs for cards like this, remember most rips don't cover their cost, this is really a collecting decision more than an investment one.
Questions people ask
How much is Poppy worth?+
A raw, ungraded Poppy #138 is valued at $10. Once graded, the price climbs quite a bit, with Grade 9 copies going for $1,064 and PSA 10 copies at $851, so condition and grading status change the picture a lot.
Is Poppy worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 88.7 times the raw price. But grading costs money and isn't guaranteed, and right now Grade 9 copies are actually selling for more than PSA 10s, so it's worth checking current prices before you send a copy in.
How much is a PSA 10 Poppy worth?+
A PSA 10 Poppy is currently worth $851. Only 1,017 copies out of 2,273 total graded have reached that gem mint grade, so it's an achievable but genuinely earned top grade.
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