Question 1

Is Tangela worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So, is Tangela worth grading? Raw copies sit at $11, and a PSA 10 comes in at $16, which works out to about 1.5 times the raw price. That's a real jump, but it's not a huge dollar swing, and grading fees plus turnaround time can eat into or even erase that gain if you're only sending in one card. The bigger question is whether you can actually hit a PSA 10. A Grade 9 currently sits at $33, interestingly higher than the PSA 10 figure, which is a good reminder that graded prices don't always move in a straight line and can shift with demand. Gem mint is never guaranteed, print lines and centering on commons like this can be unforgiving, so weigh the grading cost against what you're realistically likely to get back before you send it off.

Question 2

How rare is Tangela?

Accepted Answer

Across every submission on record, only 149 copies of Tangela have been graded, and of those, 54 have earned a PSA 10. That's a decent chunk of the population landing at the top grade, which tells you gem mint isn't impossible to find, but it also means the pool of graded copies overall is fairly small for a card this old. For a common from a 2003 set, population numbers like these are more about scarcity of graded examples than scarcity of the card itself, plenty of raw copies are still floating around, it's the graded market where things thin out.

Question 3

Where can you pull Tangela?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, since we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just guessing at odds. Tangela has been pulled 65 times across collector-crypt, courtyard, and mnstr, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $213. It's shown up in packs like the Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Starter Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, Pokemon Pro Pack, and Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack. Worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to that $213 high point, so if you're chasing Tangela specifically, buying a known copy on the secondary market is often the steadier route.

Question 4

How much is Tangela worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Tangela #112 from Aquapolis is valued at $11. That's the baseline most collectors reference before factoring in grading, though actual sale prices can vary a bit depending on condition and where it's sold.

Question 5

Is Tangela worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It depends on your goals. The jump from $11 raw to $16 for a PSA 10 is about 1.5 times the raw value, which is real but modest, and grading costs plus the chance of not hitting gem mint can offset that gain. If you already own the card and love it, grading can still be worthwhile for protection and peace of mind, just go in with realistic expectations.

Question 6

How much is a PSA 10 Tangela worth?

Accepted Answer

A PSA 10 Tangela is currently valued at $16. Out of 149 total graded copies, 54 have reached that top grade, so gem mint examples exist but represent a meaningful slice of the overall population.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$55	54	16 / 38
PSA 9	$51	55	33 / 22
PSA 8	$14	23	10 / 13
PSA 7	-	9	3 / 6
PSA 6	-	3	1 / 2
PSA 5	$15	3	- / 3
PSA 4	$13	1	- / 1
PSA 3	$11	-	- / -
PSA 2	$10	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	1	1 / -
Raw / Ungraded	$12	-	-

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