Skarmory #209 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 5 Sept 2026Related Skarmory & chase cards
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Skarmory is one of those Surging Sparks illustration rares that stops you mid-scroll, all spread wings and steel plating rendered by Takumi Wada in a way that makes the armored bird feel almost majestic. Pulled from the 2024 set, it currently sits at $11 raw, which puts it in reach for just about any collector who wants a piece of this particular art run. If you are trying to pin down Skarmory's value before buying, selling, or deciding whether to send yours off for grading, here is what the numbers actually say.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $8.95, down 3% over the past year, with an all-time high of $18 in January 2025.
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Skarmory price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 8,419 graded, only 2,709 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $127 | 2,709 | 2,334 / 375 |
| PSA 9 | $23 | 4,690 | 4,448 / 242 |
| PSA 8 | $15 | 889 | 835 / 54 |
| PSA 7 | $10 | 84 | 78 / 6 |
| PSA 6 | $8.00 | 25 | 24 / 1 |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | 15 | 15 / - |
| PSA 4 | $6.00 | 6 | 5 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $5.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $8.95 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 209 of 252
- Rarity
- Illustration rare
- Type
- Metal
- HP
- 110
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Takumi Wada
- Released
- 2024
Attacks
- Steel Wing50Metal · Colorless
During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
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The collector's take on Skarmory
Is Skarmory worth grading?
Here is the honest math: a raw Skarmory sits at $11, while a PSA 10 copy is valued at $2,334, which works out to 218.7 times the ungraded price. That is a real jump, and it is easy to see why people get excited about sending copies in. But gem mint is not a given. Illustration rares like this one show every little edge ding and surface scratch under grading lights, and centering on the artwork can be unforgiving. Interestingly, Grade 9 copies are currently valued even higher at $4,448, which just goes to show that grading outcomes and market demand do not always move in a straight line. Factor in grading fees, turnaround time, and the very real chance your copy comes back a 7 or 8 instead of a 10, and grading starts to look less like a guaranteed win and more like a calculated bet. If your copy already looks clean under a loupe, it is worth considering. If it has visible wear, you might be better off keeping it raw or selling as is.
How rare is Skarmory?
Across every grading submission on record, 8,361 copies of Skarmory have been graded, and of those, 2,686 have earned the coveted PSA 10 label. That means roughly a third of graded copies hit gem mint, which is a decent hit rate for an illustration rare but far from a sure thing. The population isn't microscopic, but it also isn't huge, and that middle ground is exactly why prices sit where they do: enough copies exist that PSA 10s stay accessible, but not so many that the card feels common in top condition.
Where can you pull Skarmory?
PackSpy has tracked 85 recorded pulls of Skarmory across collector-crypt and courtyard, with the biggest single pull landing at $117. That data comes from real openings, not projections, and it is the kind of on-the-ground detail you will not find in a standard price guide. Collectors have found it turning up in Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, and Wildcard Basic Pack. Worth remembering as always: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips do not cover their cost, so treat any Skarmory pull as a nice surprise rather than something to plan around.
Questions people ask
How much is Skarmory worth?+
A raw, ungraded Skarmory from Surging Sparks is valued at $11 right now. Graded copies climb fast from there, with Grade 9s at $4,448 and PSA 10s at $2,334, so condition makes a huge difference to what you can expect to get for it.
Is Skarmory worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 218.7 times the raw price. But out of 8,361 graded copies, only 2,686 have reached PSA 10, so gem mint is far from guaranteed. Weigh the grading fee and wait time against how clean your specific copy actually looks before sending it in.
What set is Skarmory from?+
Skarmory #209 is an illustration rare from the Surging Sparks set, released in 2024 and illustrated by Takumi Wada. It's one of the more eye-catching pulls from that set, which is part of why collectors keep searching for its current price and value.
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