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Primeape #43 value & price

Card 43 / 64UncommonFighting · HP 70Released 1999Illus. Kagemaru Himeno
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Ungraded market value
$1.59 1% · 1Y
PSA 9
$38
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$170

Primeape #43 is one of those Jungle set uncommons from 1999 that a lot of collectors remember pulling as a kid, with that great Kagemaru Himeno artwork capturing him mid-swing. It's not a chase card in the flashy sense, but if you're checking Primeape value today, the numbers tell a quietly interesting story: a raw copy sits at $2, while a clean PSA 10 climbs all the way to $150. That gap is exactly why this little uncommon still gets attention decades later.

Price history

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$0.00$54$108$162$21620222023202420252026$170PSA 10$41BGS 9.5$38Grade 9$16Grade 8$14Grade 7$1.59Ungraded

Raw value is $1.59, up 1% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.33 in October 2025.

Raw
$1.59
1Y
▲ 1%
PSA 10
$170
PSA 9
$38
Population
962
Gem PSA 10
79
Upside
106.9×
All-time high
$2.33

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Primeape price at every grade

Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 962 graded, only 79 are PSA 10.

GradeValuePopulation
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)$17079
PSA 9$38218
PSA 8$16285
PSA 7$14188
PSA 6$8.54102
PSA 5$7.0056
PSA 4$6.0022
PSA 3$5.007
PSA 2$5.003
PSA 1$392
Raw / Ungraded$1.59-

Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).

Card details

Card number
43 of 64
Rarity
Uncommon
Type
Fighting
HP
70
Stage
Stage1
Weakness
Psychic ×2
Retreat cost
1
Illustrator
Kagemaru Himeno
Released
1999

Attacks

  • Fury Swipes20x
    Fighting · Fighting

    Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.

  • Tantrum50
    Fighting · Fighting · Colorless

    Flip a coin. If tails, Primeape is now Confused (after doing damage).

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The collector's take on Primeape

Is Primeape worth grading?

So is Primeape worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy books at $2, and a PSA 10 sits at $150, which works out to about 75.4 times the raw price. That sounds tempting, but gem mint is genuinely hard to land on a 1999 Jungle card, since decades of handling and factory print quality both work against you. A Grade 9 comes in at $38, which is still a nice jump from raw but a big step below a 10, and that middle ground is where most graded copies actually end up. Before you send one in, remember grading has real costs and turnaround time attached, and there's no guarantee which grade you'll get back, so it only makes sense if your copy already looks sharp in hand.

How rare is Primeape?

Across all grading companies combined, there are 941 graded copies of Primeape on record, and only 79 of those have earned a PSA 10. That's a pretty small slice at the very top, which explains why gem mint copies command such a premium over raw. It's not a card that feels impossible to find graded, but hitting that perfect 10 population is clearly the hard part, and that scarcity at the summit is what keeps the PSA 10 price anchored well above everything else.

Where can you pull Primeape?

PackSpy has tracked 99 recorded pulls of Primeape across sites like tilt-rips, courtyard, collector-crypt, and mnstr, and the biggest pull value we've logged came in at $146. It's shown up in packs like the Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, and Anime Pop Culture Gacha, so it's not a card locked away in one obscure listing, it does surface across a real spread of pack sites. Worth remembering though: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't pay for themselves, so if you're chasing Primeape specifically, keep an eye on our live pull data rather than betting the whole box on it.

Questions people ask

How much is Primeape worth?+

A raw, ungraded Primeape #43 from Jungle is valued at $2 right now. Once you factor in grading, that number changes quite a bit, with a Grade 9 worth $38 and a PSA 10 reaching $150.

Is Primeape worth grading?+

It can be, especially since a PSA 10 is worth about 75.4 times the raw price. But gem mint copies are genuinely rare, with only 79 out of 941 graded copies hitting that top grade, so factor in grading costs and the real chance you land a Grade 9 at $38 instead.

How much is a PSA 10 Primeape worth?+

A PSA 10 Primeape is currently valued at $150. That's a big premium over the $2 raw price, but only 79 copies out of 941 graded total have actually reached that gem mint grade.

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