Question 1

Is Slowpoke worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here's where it gets interesting: a raw Slowpoke is $4, but a PSA 10 sells for $930, which works out to about 257.0x the ungraded price. That's a massive jump for a Common card, and it's the kind of number that makes collectors wonder if grading is worth it. The honest answer is that gem mint is genuinely hard to hit here, and even a Grade 9 only brings $80, so anything short of that flawless PSA 10 leaves you well short of covering grading fees and shipping. If you've got a copy that looks sharp under a loupe, corners crisp and centering clean, it might be worth the gamble. If it's got any soft corners or print lines, you're probably better off keeping it raw or selling as is, because grading costs money whether or not the card comes back a 10.

Question 2

How rare is Slowpoke?

Accepted Answer

Across every submission that's come back, only 206 copies of this Slowpoke have been graded, and just 50 of those earned a PSA 10. That means gem mint copies make up a fairly small slice of an already small graded population, which helps explain why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 figures. For a Common card, that kind of gap between raw and top grade is unusual, and it's a good reminder that scarcity in high grade can matter just as much as scarcity in print run.

Question 3

Where can you pull Slowpoke?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pack openings across sites rather than just guessing. Slowpoke has been pulled 200 or more times across courtyard, collector-crypt, tilt-rips, mnstr and packs, so it's a card that does show up with real regularity if you're opening from the right places. It's turned up in packs like The Amazing Chase Encore, the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Dime Pack, Rookie Pack and Pokémon Starter Pack, and the biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it sits at $700. Worth remembering, though: opening packs is a gamble no matter how many times a card shows up, and most rips don't turn a profit, 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 Scarlet & Violet 151 is valued at $4. That number moves a lot once grading gets involved, with a Grade 9 reaching $80 and a PSA 10 climbing all the way to $930.

Question 5

Is Slowpoke worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, but only if the card is truly gem mint quality, since a PSA 10 sells for 257.0x what a raw copy brings. With only 50 PSA 10s out of 206 total graded copies, hitting that top grade isn't guaranteed, so weigh the grading cost against the real chance your copy comes back lower, like a Grade 9 at $80.

Question 6

How much is a PSA 10 Slowpoke worth?

Accepted Answer

A PSA 10 Slowpoke is valued at $930, which is a big leap from the $4 raw price. That gap reflects just how few copies reach gem mint, with only 50 PSA 10s recorded out of 206 graded total.

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	-	-

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