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Suicune #18 value & price

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Reviewed by · Updated 24 Aug 2026
Ungraded market value
$3.89 20% · 1Y
PSA 9
$18
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$59

Suicune is one of those legendary beast cards that collectors just gravitate toward, and this particular print, Suicune #18 from the Japanese Thunderclap Spark set, has built a quiet little following of its own. If you are trying to figure out Suicune value right now, the short answer is that it sits at a modest but steady price point, with real movement once you start talking graded copies. It is not a flashy chase card, but it has enough history and enough graded activity to make it worth understanding before you buy, sell, or pull one.

Price history

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$0.00$17$33$50$672023202420252026$59PSA 10$20BGS 9.5$18Grade 9$3.89Ungraded

Raw value is $3.89, up 20% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.25 in May 2022.

Raw
$3.89
1Y
▲ 20%
PSA 10
$59
PSA 9
$18
Population
262
Gem PSA 10
191
Upside
15.3×
All-time high
$5.25

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Suicune price at every grade

Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 262 graded, only 191 are PSA 10.

GradeValuePopulation
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)$59191
PSA 9$1849
PSA 8-21
PSA 7--
PSA 6-1
PSA 5--
PSA 4--
PSA 3--
PSA 2--
PSA 1--
Raw / Ungraded$3.89-

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 Suicune

Is Suicune worth grading?

Here is the honest breakdown if you are wondering whether Suicune is worth grading: a raw, ungraded copy sits at $4, a Grade 9 comes in at $12, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way up to $48, which works out to about 11.5 times the raw price. That is a real gap, and it is tempting. But hitting a PSA 10 is not guaranteed just because a card looks clean to your eye, gem mint standards are strict, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time eat into any profit if your copy comes back a 9 or lower. If you already own a copy that looks sharp under a light and you are patient about the wait, it can be worth the gamble. If you are buying raw copies specifically to grade and flip, just go in knowing the math only works out if you actually land that 10.

How rare is Suicune?

Right now there are 254 total graded copies of this Suicune on record, and out of those, 184 have earned a PSA 10. That is a fairly high share landing at the top grade, which tells you this card can be tough to find in large numbers but is not impossible to get graded well once you have one in hand. For collectors, that population data matters because it shapes the price ceiling, plenty of PSA 10s exist relative to the total pool, so the $48 price reflects real, if modest, demand rather than pure scarcity hype.

Where can you pull Suicune?

This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pack pulls across sites, not just guesses. Suicune has been pulled 74 times across courtyard, lastpack, collector-crypt, and mnstr, and it has shown up in products like the Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, starter, and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack. The biggest recorded pull of this card hit $725, which is a nice reminder that pack odds can occasionally swing in your favor. That said, opening packs is still gambling at the end of the day, most rips do not come close to that number, and buying the card outright on the secondary market is usually the more predictable route if you just want this Suicune in your binder.

Questions people ask

How much is Suicune worth?+

A raw, ungraded Suicune #18 from Thunderclap Spark is valued at $4 right now. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $12 and a PSA 10 reaching $48. So the price really depends on condition and whether it has been through grading.

Is Suicune worth grading?+

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 11.5 times more than a raw copy. Just remember that grading costs money and gem mint copies are not easy to hit, so it is worth weighing the fee against the realistic chance your copy comes back a perfect 10.

How much is a PSA 10 Suicune worth?+

A PSA 10 Suicune #18 is valued at $48. There are 184 PSA 10 copies on record out of 254 total graded, so it is one of the more attainable top grades in terms of population, even if pulling or grading one takes some patience.

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