Swampert #9 value & price
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Swampert #9 comes from the Great Encounters set, a 2008 release that a lot of collectors still hold a soft spot for, and this Rare Holo version with artwork from Kouki Saitou is one of the nicer prints from that era. If you are searching for a Swampert value check, the short answer is that a raw copy sits around $15, which makes it an easy card to enjoy without needing deep pockets. It is not a chase card in the way some modern holos are, but it has real staying power for anyone building out that generation.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $15, up 126% over the past year, with an all-time high of $15 in July 2026.
Recent pulls of Swampert
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Swampert price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 405 graded, only 111 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.5k | 111 | 92 / 19 |
| PSA 9 | $148 | 114 | 90 / 24 |
| PSA 8 | $31 | 101 | 61 / 40 |
| PSA 7 | $25 | 37 | 17 / 20 |
| PSA 6 | $17 | 25 | 14 / 11 |
| PSA 5 | $13 | 10 | 2 / 8 |
| PSA 4 | $11 | 3 | 1 / 2 |
| PSA 3 | $9.00 | 4 | 4 / - |
| PSA 2 | $8.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $15 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 9 of 106
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 130
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Grass +30
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Released
- 2008
Attacks
- Hammer Arm80Water · Water · Colorless · Colorless
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The collector's take on Swampert
Is Swampert worth grading?
So is Swampert worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy runs about $15, a Grade 9 jumps to $148, and a true PSA 10 gem mint copy is sitting at $1,475, which works out to roughly 98.4 times the raw price. That is a big gap, and it is tempting to think every copy in your binder could be sitting on that kind of jump. The catch is that gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a 2008 card like this, centering and edge wear from printing and handling over the years work against you, and grading fees plus shipping and the wait time are real costs even if the card comes back lower than you hoped. If you already own a copy that looks sharp under a loupe, corners crisp and centering clean, it can be worth the gamble. If it is a well loved binder copy, it is probably happier staying raw.
How rare is it?
Across all grading companies combined, there are 405 graded copies of Swampert #9 on record, and of those, 111 have earned the PSA 10 label. That is not a tiny population, but it does mean gem mint copies make up a little over a quarter of everything graded, so hitting a 10 is far from guaranteed even when a card gets submitted. That scarcity at the top end is exactly why the PSA 10 price sits so much higher than the raw or Grade 9 numbers, the market is pricing in how few copies actually come back perfect.
Where to pull it
This is where PackSpy earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack opening sites instead of just guessing. Swampert has been pulled 23 times on record, all logged through collector-crypt, and it has turned up in the Water Pack, the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, and the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack. The biggest recorded pull value for this card came in at $66, which tells you that even a solid pull rarely rewrites the math on what you paid to open packs in the first place. Worth remembering here: pack opening is gambling, and most rips lose money against the cost of the pack, so if you are chasing Swampert specifically, buying a graded or raw copy on the secondary market is usually the steadier route, and pulling one is a nice bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Swampert worth?+
A raw, ungraded Swampert #9 is valued at $15. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 worth $148 and a PSA 10 gem mint copy reaching $1,475.
Is Swampert worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 98.4 times the raw price. But only 111 out of 405 graded copies have hit that top grade, so it really depends on how sharp your copy looks before you send it in, plus the grading fees you will pay either way.
What set is Swampert from?+
Swampert #9 is a Rare Holo from the Great Encounters set, released in 2008 with artwork by Kouki Saitou. It is a well liked card from that era among Pokemon collectors.
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