Sandy Shocks ex #250 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 5 Sept 2026Related Sandy Shocks ex & chase cards
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Sandy Shocks ex #250 is one of the special illustration rares from Paradox Rift, the 2023 set that gave us some of the moodiest, most striking art in recent Pokemon history, and Toshinao Aoki's take on this card is exactly why collectors keep coming back to it. If you're trying to pin down Sandy Shocks ex value right now, the short answer is that it's an affordable, genuinely lovely card to chase, whether you're buying raw or hunting a graded copy for your binder.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $9.42, up 35% over the past year, with an all-time high of $17 in January 2024.
Recent pulls of Sandy Shocks ex
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Sandy Shocks ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,236 graded, only 475 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $91 | 475 | 349 / 126 |
| PSA 9 | $22 | 592 | 494 / 98 |
| PSA 8 | $20 | 148 | 111 / 37 |
| PSA 7 | $14 | 17 | 11 / 6 |
| PSA 6 | $5.62 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | $18 | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $9.42 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Paradox Rift
- Card number
- 250 of 266
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Fighting
- HP
- 220
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Toshinao Aoki
- Released
- 2023
Attacks
- Earthen Spike200Fighting · Fighting · Colorless
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.
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The collector's take on Sandy Shocks ex
Is Sandy Shocks ex worth grading?
Here's the honest math on Sandy Shocks ex price if you're weighing whether to send yours in: a raw, ungraded copy sits at $8, a Grade 9 comes in around $20, and a PSA 10 sits at $89, which works out to about 10.5x the raw price. That jump sounds tempting, but grading isn't free, and it isn't fast, so you're paying fees and waiting on turnaround before you even know what grade you'll get back. Of the 1,234 copies graded so far, 474 have come back PSA 10, which tells you gem mint is achievable but far from guaranteed, so grade a copy because you love it and want it protected, not purely as an investment plan.
How rare is Sandy Shocks ex?
Scarcity here is a mixed picture worth understanding before you buy. With 1,234 total graded copies and 474 of those sitting at PSA 10, this isn't a card with a tiny, locked-up population, but it also isn't flooding the market either. That population size helps explain why the price sits where it does: enough copies exist to keep things accessible, but not so many that a PSA 10 loses its appeal to someone building a serious Paradox Rift collection.
Where can you pull Sandy Shocks ex?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just quoting a price guide. We've logged 98 recorded pulls of Sandy Shocks ex, all coming through lastpack, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $9. It's turned up in trainer, noobie, starter, and rookie packs, so if you're opening those on lastpack, there's a real, documented chance it lands in your hand. Worth saying plainly though: pack odds are still odds, and most opening sessions don't pay for themselves, so treat it as a fun long shot rather than a plan to make money.
Questions people ask
How much is Sandy Shocks ex worth?+
A raw, ungraded Sandy Shocks ex is worth $8 right now. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 valued around $20 and a PSA 10 reaching $89, so condition makes a real difference to what you'll get for it.
Is Sandy Shocks ex worth grading?+
It depends on what you want out of it. The PSA 10 price of $89 is about 10.5x the raw $8 value, which sounds great on paper, but 474 of the 1,234 graded copies have already hit that top grade, so it's achievable rather than a guaranteed windfall once you factor in grading fees and wait times.
How much is a PSA 10 Sandy Shocks ex worth?+
A PSA 10 Sandy Shocks ex is valued at $89, roughly 10.5 times what the raw card is worth. There are 474 PSA 10 copies on record out of 1,234 total graded, so it's a solid gem mint pull but not an ultra rare one.
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