Salamence ex #177 value & price
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Salamence ex is one of the Ultra Rare pulls from the 2025 Journey Together set, brought to life by 5ban Graphics with the kind of dynamic artwork that makes you stop flipping through a binder. If you are here checking Salamence ex value, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $3, which puts it firmly in the fun-to-pull, not-life-changing category. Collectors like it because it looks great and it is genuinely part of a modern set people are still chasing, even if the wallet impact is modest.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.50, down 29% over the past year, with an all-time high of $13 in March 2025.
Recent pulls of Salamence ex
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$2.54RawCatch 'em All - Journey TogetherPacks · 1h ago
$2.32RawstarterLastpack · 3h ago$2.32RawrookieLastpack · 4h ago$2.32RawrookieLastpack · 4h ago
$2.38RawEX Stampede IIPacks · 7h ago$2.38RawCatch 'em All - Journey TogetherPacks · 11h ago$2.38RawCatch 'em All - Journey TogetherPacks · 12h ago$2.32RawstarterLastpack · 18h ago
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Salamence ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,557 graded, only 1,214 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $58 | 1,214 | 671 / 543 |
| PSA 9 | $18 | 1,107 | 836 / 271 |
| PSA 8 | $14 | 213 | 127 / 86 |
| PSA 7 | $11 | 18 | 8 / 10 |
| PSA 6 | $9.00 | 4 | 2 / 2 |
| PSA 5 | $7.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 4 | $6.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.50 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 177 of 190
- Rarity
- Ultra Rare
- Type
- Dragon
- HP
- 320
- Stage
- Stage2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Released
- 2025
Attacks
- Wide BlastFire · Colorless · Colorless
This attack does 50 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
- Dragon Impact300Fire · Water · Colorless · Colorless
Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.
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The collector's take on Salamence ex
Is Salamence ex worth grading?
So is Salamence ex worth grading? A PSA 10 is worth 21.1x the raw card, which sounds like a big multiplier until you look at the actual dollars: raw sits at $3, a Grade 9 comes in at $18, and a true gem mint PSA 10 lands at $54. Grading fees, shipping and the waiting period can easily eat into or wipe out that gap once you account for a card that does not grade perfectly, and plenty do not. If you already pulled the card and love it, sending it in can be worth the fun and the shot at $54, but this is not a card where grading is a reliable way to make money. Treat it as a hobby decision, not an investment strategy.
How rare is Salamence ex?
Right now there are 2,518 total graded copies of Salamence ex on record, and of those, 1,186 have earned the coveted PSA 10 label. That is a meaningful chunk of the graded population sitting at the top grade, which tells you that when this card is graded, it tends to come back looking sharp. It is not an ultra-scarce chase card in terms of population, so the value stays grounded, but that same population data is exactly why you can trust the PSA 10 price of $54 as a real, achievable number rather than a fluke.
Where can you pull Salamence ex?
This is where PackSpy's live tracking actually earns its keep. We have recorded Salamence ex pulled 32 times across real pack openings, including sites like Catch 'em All - Journey Together, rookie, starter and EX Stampede II. The biggest single pull we have logged came in at $3, which lines up with the raw market price, so nobody is getting a surprise windfall from this one. If you are opening packs hoping to land it, the data says it does show up with some regularity, it is just not the card that swings your night.
Questions people ask
How much is Salamence ex worth?+
A raw, ungraded Salamence ex is worth $3 right now. That is the baseline most collectors will see if they pull or buy the card outside of grading.
Is Salamence ex worth grading?+
It depends on your goals. The jump from raw to PSA 10 is 21.1x, taking you from $3 to $54, but grading costs and the risk of landing a Grade 9 at $18 or lower mean it is more of a passion move than a guaranteed profit.
How much is a PSA 10 Salamence ex worth?+
A PSA 10, gem mint Salamence ex is valued at $54. With 1,186 PSA 10 copies recorded out of 2,518 total graded, hitting that top grade is achievable but far from guaranteed.
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