Steelix #73 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 23 Oct 2026Related Steelix & chase cards
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Steelix has always had a following, that steel-plated snake body just looks good on cardboard, and the #73 print from the Japanese Mega Brave set is one collectors keep coming back to when they ask about Steelix value. It is not a card that jumps out with a huge raw price tag, sitting at $3 ungraded, but the story changes fast once grading gets involved. That gap between what it costs raw and what a clean copy can fetch is exactly why people keep searching Steelix price and coming up short with the usual price guides.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.00, down 30% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.74 in September 2025.
Recent pulls of Steelix
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Steelix price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 13,215 graded, only 10,170 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $34 | 10,170 | 5,621 / 4,549 |
| PSA 9 | $13 | 2,153 | 697 / 1,456 |
| PSA 8 | $12 | 771 | 199 / 572 |
| PSA 7 | $8.75 | 87 | 31 / 56 |
| PSA 6 | $7.00 | 29 | 18 / 11 |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | 4 | 3 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.25 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Steelix
Is Steelix worth grading?
Here is the honest answer on whether Steelix is worth grading: the jump from raw to PSA 10 is real and it is dramatic, a gem mint copy is worth 1873.7x the ungraded price, which puts it at $5,621 against that $3 raw figure. A Grade 9 still lands nicely at $697, so even a near miss on gem mint pays for itself. But grading has a cost and a wait attached, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back a 10, centering, edges and surface all have to cooperate. If you have a copy that looks sharp in hand, sending it in can make sense, but don't grade a beat up pull just hoping for the best.
How rare is Steelix?
Across all grading companies, Steelix #73 has 12,538 graded copies on record, and of those, 9,783 have come back as PSA 10. That is a lot of gem mints relative to the total population, which tells you this card grades well when it is handled carefully, it is not one of those prints where PSA 10 is a needle in a haystack. Still, population numbers like these are why the price sits where it does, plenty of supply at the top grade keeps that PSA 10 figure from running away, while the raw and Grade 9 tiers stay grounded too.
Where can you pull Steelix?
We track real pack openings across sites like tilt-rips, collector-crypt and courtyard, and Steelix has shown up in more than 200 recorded pulls there, which puts it on the more findable end of things rather than a total needle in a haystack. It has turned up in Pokemon Mini Pack, Anime Pop Culture Gacha, Pokemon Premium Pack, Pokemon Starter Pack and Rookie Pack, so there is no single spot you have to camp on. The biggest recorded pull came in at $408, which is a nice reminder of the upside, but most rips do not land anywhere near that, opening packs is gambling and the math usually favors the house, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Steelix worth?+
A raw, ungraded Steelix #73 from Mega Brave sits at $3, which is the number most people run into first. The real value shows up once you grade it, with Grade 9 copies reaching $697 and PSA 10 copies going for $5,621.
Is Steelix worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 1873.7x the raw price, but only if your copy is genuinely clean to start. With 9,783 out of 12,538 graded copies already coming back PSA 10, gem mint is achievable here, just weigh the grading cost and time against your card's actual condition before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Steelix worth?+
A PSA 10 Steelix #73 is valued at $5,621, a huge step up from the $3 raw price. That figure reflects a population of 9,783 PSA 10 copies out of 12,538 total graded, so gem mints exist in decent numbers but still command a strong premium.
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