Salamence V #185 value & price
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Salamence V is the Ultra Rare dragon that anchors the Darkness Ablaze set, a 2020 release that gave us one of the more dramatic full-art illustrations of the era from Saki Hayashiro. Collectors love it for that artwork as much as the nostalgia of pulling a big dragon Pokemon in V form, and if you are here checking Salamence V value, the short answer is that it sits in that approachable range where a raw copy costs about the same as a coffee run, but a pristine one climbs quite a bit higher.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.00, down 11% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.35 in June 2021.
Recent pulls of Salamence V
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$1.15RawnoobieLastpack · 11m ago
$3.89Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 14m ago
$3.89Ultra RarePokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 15m ago$3.89Ultra RareNovice PackTilt Rips · 16m ago$1.15RawnoobieLastpack · 21m ago$3.89Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 22m ago$1.15RawnoobieLastpack · 25m ago$3.89Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 30m ago
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Salamence V price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,717 graded, only 1,129 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $57 | 1,129 | 842 / 287 |
| PSA 9 | $22 | 472 | 268 / 204 |
| PSA 8 | $14 | 88 | 40 / 48 |
| PSA 7 | $9.51 | 15 | 7 / 8 |
| PSA 6 | $8.00 | 7 | 6 / 1 |
| PSA 5 | $7.98 | 5 | 4 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $7.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $6.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.00 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 185 of 201
- Rarity
- Ultra Rare
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 220
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Saki Hayashiro
- Released
- 2020
Attacks
- Swoop AcrossColorless · Colorless · Colorless
This attack does 30 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
- Heavy Storm160Colorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
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The collector's take on Salamence V
Is Salamence V worth grading?
So is Salamence V worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw, ungraded copy runs about $4, a Grade 9 brings roughly $22, and a true PSA 10 gem mint copy is worth $60, which works out to 13.6x the raw price. That jump looks tempting, but getting a 10 is not guaranteed, plenty of copies come back as 9s because of centering or a soft corner, and grading fees plus shipping and wait times eat into any profit if the card comes back anything less than gem mint. If you already love the card and want it protected, grading makes sense. If you are doing it purely to flip for profit, run the numbers first, because on a card this modestly priced, fees can wipe out the upside fast.
How rare is Salamence V?
Right now there are 1,704 total graded copies of Salamence V on record, and out of those, 1,123 have come back as PSA 10s. That is a notably high share of gem mints for a card from this set, which tells you Salamence V was printed and handled well enough that hitting a 10 is achievable, even if it is not guaranteed. It also means the value gap between a raw card and a graded one reflects real scarcity at the top end, not just hype, since gem mint copies, while common relative to some chase cards, still represent a smaller slice of what is out there.
Where can you pull Salamence V?
PackSpy has tracked Salamence V being pulled 13 times across packs, courtyard breaks, and collector crypt openings, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $138. We have seen it show up in packs like VMAX Stampede, Pokemon Starter Pack, Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, and Pokemon Pro Pack, so if you are chasing this card from a live opening, those are the products where our data shows it actually surfacing. Worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips do not come out ahead, but having real pull data across sites, rather than just a price guide's estimate, at least tells you where the card genuinely turns up.
Questions people ask
How much is Salamence V worth?+
A raw, ungraded Salamence V is worth about $4. Once graded, the value climbs, with a Grade 9 sitting around $22 and a PSA 10 gem mint copy reaching $60. So how much Salamence V is worth really depends on condition and whether it has been graded.
Is Salamence V worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 13.6x what the raw card is worth. But grading costs money and time, and not every copy comes back gem mint, so it is worth grading mainly if you already have a sharp-looking copy or you simply want it certified and protected.
What set is Salamence V from?+
Salamence V is card 185 from Darkness Ablaze, a Pokemon set released in 2020. It is an Ultra Rare with artwork by Saki Hayashiro, and it remains a popular pull from packs of that era.
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