Slowpoke #79 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 3 Sept 2026Related Slowpoke & chase cards
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Slowpoke is one of those cards that just makes people smile, a slow, sleepy Water-type that somehow became a genuine favorite among Pokemon collectors. This particular version, Slowpoke #79 from the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils set, is a nice entry point if you're curious about Slowpoke value: it's affordable raw, but it opens the door to a much bigger conversation about grading, population, and what these cards can actually be worth in top condition.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.37, up 45% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.37 in September 2026.
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Slowpoke price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 226 graded, only 51 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.1k | 51 | - / 51 |
| PSA 9 | $80 | 68 | - / 68 |
| PSA 8 | $47 | 64 | - / 64 |
| PSA 7 | - | 18 | - / 18 |
| PSA 6 | - | 15 | - / 15 |
| PSA 5 | - | 5 | - / 5 |
| PSA 4 | - | 3 | - / 3 |
| PSA 3 | - | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.37 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 79
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Psychic
- HP
- 80
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Darkness ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- OKACHEKE
Attacks
- Sea BathingPsychic
Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon, and it recovers from all Special Conditions.
- Headbutt20Colorless · Colorless
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The collector's take on Slowpoke
Is Slowpoke worth grading?
Here's where it gets interesting. Raw, this Slowpoke sits at $2, which is about as low-stakes as collecting gets. A PSA 10 comes in at $150, which the math works out to roughly 61.5x the raw price, a jump that sounds tempting on paper. But look closer and you'll notice something worth knowing before you send a card in: a Grade 9 is actually valued at $233, higher than the PSA 10. That's not a typo, it's just how these markets sometimes shake out, and it's exactly the kind of thing a price guide won't tell you plainly. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back gem mint, so if you're chasing this Slowpoke for a return, do the math on grading fees against these real numbers before you commit.
How rare is Slowpoke?
Across all grading services combined, there are 849 graded copies of this Slowpoke on record, and of those, 254 have earned a PSA 10. That's actually a fairly healthy chunk making it to the top grade, which tells you this isn't an impossibly hard card to find in gem mint, but it's also not something flooding the market either. Scarcity like this keeps the PSA 10 price grounded rather than wild, and it's part of why the Grade 9 and PSA 10 prices sit so close together here.
Where can you pull Slowpoke?
We track real pulls across pack sites, not just price guide estimates, and this Slowpoke has shown up 200 or more times across tilt-rips, courtyard, collector-crypt, mnstr, and packs. That's a solid amount of recorded activity, and the biggest pull we've logged for this card hit $700, a nice reminder that even a $2 raw card can occasionally surprise someone. If you're hoping to pull it yourself, it's turned up in the Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokemon Dollar Pack, Pokemon Mini Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, and the Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack. Just remember, pack opening is gambling at the end of the day, and most rips don't turn a profit, so treat any hit as a bonus, not the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Slowpoke worth?+
Raw and ungraded, this Slowpoke from Mystery of the Fossils sits at $2, making it an easy, low-cost card to pick up or pull. Once you factor in grading, the value shifts a lot depending on the grade you land, which is worth understanding before you decide what to do with your copy.
Is Slowpoke worth grading?+
It depends on what you're hoping to get out of it. The jump from $2 raw to a PSA 10 at $150 sounds appealing, but interestingly a Grade 9 is actually valued higher at $233, so grading isn't a guaranteed win here. Weigh the grading cost and the real chance of landing gem mint against these numbers before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Slowpoke worth?+
A PSA 10 copy of this Slowpoke is valued at $150, which works out to about 61.5x the raw price. With 254 PSA 10 copies recorded out of 849 total graded, gem mint isn't rare to the point of impossible, but it's still a real achievement for any copy that earns it.
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