Question 1

Is Slowpoke worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is Slowpoke worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy sits at $8, a Grade 9 comes in at $9, and a PSA 10 jumps up to $63, which works out to about 7.7 times the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's the kind of jump that gets people excited about sending cards in. But gem mint isn't guaranteed just because a card looks clean to the eye, grading fees, shipping, and the wait all add up, and if your copy comes back a 9 instead of a 10, you're only picking up a dollar over raw. If you've got a copy that looks genuinely sharp, corners crisp, centering solid, it might be worth the shot. If it's got the small dings that come from being loved and handled, it's probably better enjoyed or sold raw.

Question 2

How rare is Slowpoke?

Accepted Answer

Only 91 copies of Slowpoke have been graded in total, and out of those, 71 have earned a PSA 10. That's a striking number, it means the vast majority of graded copies that exist are already sitting at the top grade, which tells you gem mint isn't as rare to achieve for this card as it is for plenty of others in the hobby. With such a small overall population, though, every graded copy still carries some weight, and the $63 PSA 10 price reflects a market where supply is thin even if quality tends to run high once a copy makes it into a graded slab.

Question 3

Where can you pull Slowpoke?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we've recorded Slowpoke pulled 200 or more times across sites like tilt-rips, collector-crypt, courtyard, and mnstr, so this isn't a card that's hiding from openers. It's turned up in packs like the Novice Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Dollar Pack, Rookie Pack, and Pokemon Dime Pack, all of which lean toward the lower cost end of pack breaks. The biggest single pull we've logged for Slowpoke came in at $700, which shows that even a modest card like this can occasionally land in a big hit or bundle. Worth remembering though, pack opening is gambling at the end of the day, and most rips don't come close to that kind of number, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.

Question 4

How much is Slowpoke worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Slowpoke from Facing a New Trial is valued at $8 right now. Graded copies move the number up a bit, with a Grade 9 sitting at $9 and a PSA 10 reaching $63, so condition and grading status make a real difference to the price.

Question 5

Is Slowpoke worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 7.7 times what a raw copy goes for, jumping from $8 to $63. Just weigh that against grading costs and the fact that only 71 of the 91 graded copies have hit that top grade, so it's not automatic, but the odds aren't bad either.

Question 6

How much is a PSA 10 Slowpoke worth?

Accepted Answer

A PSA 10 Slowpoke is currently valued at $63, well above the $8 raw price and the $9 Grade 9 price. With 71 of the 91 total graded copies sitting at PSA 10, gem mint examples make up most of the graded population, but the price still reflects genuine demand for a top graded copy.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$119	71	63 / 8
PSA 9	$42	15	9 / 6
PSA 8	-	5	1 / 4
PSA 7	-	1	1 / -
PSA 6	-	-	- / -
PSA 5	-	1	1 / -
PSA 4	-	-	- / -
PSA 3	-	-	- / -
PSA 2	-	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$8.08	-	-

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