Solgaleo #21 Value
Celebrations · Card 21/25 · Holo Rare · 2021
Solgaleo #21 is one of those Celebrations cards that makes you stop and appreciate the artwork before you even think about the wallet, a Holo Rare from the 2021 set with illustration work from kirisAki that gives the steel lion a real glow on the card face. If you are here checking Solgaleo value, the short answer is that raw copies sit at a modest $1, but the story gets a lot more interesting once grading enters the picture. It is a card that rewards patience and a sharp eye, which is exactly why collectors keep coming back to it.
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Pulled 17× on PackSpy across Courtyard, Collector Crypt · biggest hit $44.
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Solgaleo price history
Ungraded value is $1.26, up 8% over the past year, with an all-time high of $1.72 in April 2026.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Solgaleo price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 423 graded copies exist — only 57 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.26 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $209 | 57 |
| Grade 9 | $14 | 149 |
| Grade 8 | $9.28 | 183 |
| Grade 7 | $9.28 | 29 |
| Grade 6 | $7.78 | 5 |
| Grade 5 | $6.00 | – |
| Grade 4 | $5.75 | – |
| Grade 3 | $5.50 | – |
| Grade 2 | $5.00 | – |
| Grade 1 | – | – |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Celebrations
- Card number
- 21 of 25
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Type
- Metal
- HP
- 170
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- kirisAki
- Released
- 2021
Attacks
- Solar Geyser100Colorless · Colorless
Attach up to 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Solgaleo — collector's take
Is Solgaleo worth grading?
So is Solgaleo worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy books at $1, a Grade 9 jumps to $14, and a true PSA 10 gem mint copy is sitting at $209, which works out to 165.7x the raw price. That gap is real money, but getting a 10 is the hard part, centering and edge wear on Celebrations holos can be unforgiving, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time all eat into any potential profit if the card comes back a 9 instead. If you have a copy that looks flawless under a loupe, it might be worth the gamble, but going in with clear eyes about the odds is the smart move rather than assuming every submission comes back gem mint.
How rare is it?
Right now there are 423 total graded copies of Solgaleo on record, and only 57 of those have earned the PSA 10 label. That means gem mint copies make up a fairly small slice of an already limited graded population, and it explains why the price jumps so sharply once you cross into that top grade. Scarcity like this is exactly why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 tiers, there simply are not many perfect copies floating around for collectors to chase.
Where to pull it
PackSpy has tracked 18 recorded pulls of Solgaleo across collector-crypt and courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull value coming in at $44. It has shown up in Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, Pokémon Basic Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and Wildcard Basic Pack, so it is not tied to one single product, but it is not a common hit either. Worth remembering that opening packs is a gamble more often than not, most rips do not cover their cost, so treat any Solgaleo pull as a nice surprise rather than something to plan a whole pack budget around. This is the kind of cross-site pull data you will not find in a typical price guide, and it is genuinely useful if you are trying to figure out where copies are actually surfacing rather than just where they are listed for sale.
Questions people ask
How much is Solgaleo worth?
A raw or ungraded Solgaleo is valued around $1, while a Grade 9 copy sits at $14. A PSA 10 gem mint copy is worth considerably more at $209, reflecting how much value grading adds once a card hits that top tier.
Is Solgaleo worth grading?
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 165.7x the raw price, but gem mint copies are genuinely hard to pull off. Out of 423 graded copies only 57 have hit PSA 10, so weigh the grading cost and risk against those odds before submitting.
What set is Solgaleo from?
Solgaleo #21 comes from the Celebrations set, released in 2021, and carries Holo Rare status with artwork by kirisAki. It is a popular pull for collectors chasing that anniversary era of cards.
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