Thundurus #244 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Thundurus & chase cards
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Thundurus is one of those cards that pulls double duty: it's a striking Legendary from the Japanese Shiny Treasure ex set, and it's become a small but real fixture in the secondary market since collectors started chasing complete sets. If you're here checking the Thundurus value, you're in good company, this is one of the more frequently searched cards from its set. Right now it sits at a modest but stable price point, which makes it approachable whether you're collecting for fun or watching the numbers closely.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.29, up 8% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.04 in December 2023.
Recent pulls of Thundurus
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
-RawPokémon Common PackPackz · 7m ago-RawPokémon Common PackPackz · 12m ago
$32PSA MINT 9Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 13m ago
$18PSA 9 MINT30th Anniversary: RedCourtyard · 28m ago-RawPokémon Common PackPackz · 47m ago
$87PSA 10 GEM MINT30th Anniversary: GoldCourtyard · 48m ago-RawPokémon Common PackPackz · 58m ago-RawPokémon Common PackPackz · 1h ago
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Thundurus price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 336 graded, only 277 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $41 | 277 | 45 / 232 |
| PSA 9 | $14 | 40 | 7 / 33 |
| PSA 8 | - | 16 | 1 / 15 |
| PSA 7 | - | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 6 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.29 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Where to pull Thundurus
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The collector's take on Thundurus
Is Thundurus worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw Thundurus runs about $2, but a PSA 10 sells for $45, which works out to roughly 19.7 times the ungraded price. That's a real jump, and it's the kind of gap that gets people excited about sending cards in. But grading costs money upfront, and you're paying for the shot at gem mint, not a guarantee of it. A Grade 9 only fetches $7, so if your copy comes back with a corner ding or a slightly off-center print, you're not covering your grading fee. If your Thundurus looks genuinely clean under a light and a loupe, it's worth considering. If it's got visible wear, you might be better off just enjoying it raw.
How rare is Thundurus?
Out of the graded copies that exist, 334 total have gone through grading, and 275 of those came back as PSA 10. That's a notably high gem rate, which tells you this card tends to come out of packs in decent shape, or that collectors are only bothering to grade the clean ones. Either way, the population numbers are still small in absolute terms, and that scarcity is part of what keeps the PSA 10 price sitting well above the raw and Grade 9 tiers.
Where can you pull Thundurus?
We've tracked 56 recorded pulls of Thundurus across tilt-rips, courtyard, and collector-crypt, so it does show up, just not constantly. The biggest pull we've logged came in at $200, which is a nice reminder that even a $2 raw card can occasionally hit big depending on condition and grading luck. It's turned up in Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack. Worth saying plainly: pack opening is gambling, and most rips don't beat what you paid, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Thundurus worth?+
A raw, ungraded Thundurus is currently valued at $2. If you're weighing the Thundurus price against grading costs, that's your starting point before fees and shipping come into play.
Is Thundurus worth grading?+
It depends on condition. A PSA 10 brings $45 and a Grade 9 brings $7, so the payoff is really only there if you're confident in a gem mint result. Given that PSA 10s make up a large share of the 334 graded copies, clean copies do seem to grade well, but there's no guarantee.
How much is a PSA 10 Thundurus worth?+
A PSA 10 Thundurus is worth $45, which is about 19.7 times the raw card's value. With 275 PSA 10 copies recorded in the population, it's not the rarest grade out there, but it's still the clear value ceiling for this card.
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