Skeledirge ex #258 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 28 Aug 2026Related Skeledirge ex & chase cards
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Skeledirge ex is one of the standout special illustration rares from Paldea Evolved, the 2023 set that gave us so many gorgeous alternate arts, and this one comes from the brush of kantaro, whose style has a real warmth to it that fans notice right away. If you're trying to pin down Skeledirge ex value, the short answer is that raw copies sit at $34, which is a solid number for a card that wasn't a chase pull on release but has held its ground since. It's the kind of card that quietly earns a spot in a lot of binders, not because it's flashy about it, but because the art just works.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $35, up 59% over the past year, with an all-time high of $35 in September 2026.
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Skeledirge ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 6,585 graded, only 3,691 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $108 | 3,691 | 3,276 / 415 |
| PSA 9 | $35 | 2,528 | 2,384 / 144 |
| PSA 8 | $23 | 282 | 239 / 43 |
| PSA 7 | - | 43 | 34 / 9 |
| PSA 6 | $14 | 25 | 19 / 6 |
| PSA 5 | $11 | 10 | 8 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $9.00 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 3 | $8.00 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 2 | $7.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $35 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 258 of 279
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 340
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- kantaro
- Released
- 2023
Attacks
- Vitality Song50Fire
Heal 30 damage from each of your Pokémon.
- Burning Voice270-Fire · Fire
This attack does 10 less damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon.
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The collector's take on Skeledirge ex
Is Skeledirge ex worth grading?
So is it worth sending in? Here's the honest math: a raw Skeledirge ex sits at $34, a Grade 9 nudges up to $40, and a PSA 10 jumps to $123, which works out to about 3.6 times the raw price. That's a real gap, but gem mint is genuinely tough to land on a card like this, since special illustration rares often have busy borders and full-bleed art that show every little edge wear or print line under a grader's eye. Between the grading fee, the shipping, the waiting, and the very real chance your copy comes back a 9 instead of a 10, it's worth being clear eyed: grading is a bet, not a guarantee, and plenty of people spend more submitting a card than they get back in value if it doesn't hit gem mint.
How rare is Skeledirge ex?
We don't have official population numbers to point to here, but special illustration rares as a category are printed to be scarce by design, sitting near the top of the rarity ladder in Paldea Evolved alongside the set's other alt art chase cards. That print run scarcity is exactly why the raw to PSA 10 gap is as wide as it is: fewer copies exist in top condition, and demand for a clean kantaro illustration doesn't really let up. If you own one that's centered well and free of whitening, you're holding something that a lot of other collectors would happily take off your hands.
Where can you pull Skeledirge ex?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we don't just guess at pull rates, we record them as they happen across real pack sites. Skeledirge ex has shown up 13 times in our data, all traced back to lastpack, with the card also spotted in packs sold under noobie. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it sits at $3, which is a good reminder of something worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering what you paid. If you want this card for certain, buying it outright on the secondary market is usually the more reliable route, but if you're chasing the thrill of pulling it yourself, at least now you know roughly where it's been turning up.
Questions people ask
How much is Skeledirge ex worth?+
A raw, ungraded Skeledirge ex is worth $34 right now. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $40 and a PSA 10 reaching $123, so condition and grading make a real difference to the final price.
Is Skeledirge ex worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 3.6 times the raw price of $34, landing at $123. Just go in knowing gem mint is hard to hit on illustration rares, and grading fees plus the risk of a lower grade should factor into your decision.
What set is Skeledirge ex from?+
Skeledirge ex #258 is from Paldea Evolved, released in 2023. It's a special illustration rare illustrated by kantaro, which is why it carries a premium over standard rares from the same set.
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