Torchic #73 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 25 Aug 2026Related Torchic & chase cards
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Torchic #73 comes from the Ruby & Sapphire set, the very first expansion built around the Hoenn region, and it hit shelves back in 2003. As a common illustrated by Ken Sugimori, it was never meant to be a chase card, but that first-gen Hoenn charm keeps collectors coming back to check on Torchic value years later. If you are wondering what your copy is actually worth right now, the short answer is it depends a lot on condition, and we will walk through that below.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.79, down 2% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.60 in November 2025.
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Torchic price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 353 graded, only 113 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $167 | 113 | 31 / 82 |
| PSA 9 | $30 | 104 | 45 / 59 |
| PSA 8 | $11 | 71 | 18 / 53 |
| PSA 7 | $9.00 | 36 | 10 / 26 |
| PSA 6 | $6.00 | 21 | 6 / 15 |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | 4 | 1 / 3 |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | 4 | - / 4 |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.79 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 73 of 109
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 40
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2003
Attacks
- Peck10Colorless
- Fireworks30Fire · Colorless
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Where to pull Torchic
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The collector's take on Torchic
Is Torchic worth grading?
Here is the honest math: a raw, ungraded Torchic sits around $2, while a PSA 10 comes in at $31, which works out to roughly 16.6x the raw price. That sounds like a nice jump, and it can be, but grading a common from a 2003 set is a real gamble. Gem mint 10s are genuinely hard to land, centering and edge wear from old print runs trip up a lot of submissions, and once you factor in grading fees and the wait time, a card sitting at Grade 9 (currently valued at $45) or lower might not cover your costs. If you already suspect your copy is sharp, crisp corners, clean surface, it could be worth a shot. If it has any visible wear, it is probably better loved raw than gambled on.
How rare is Torchic?
Across every submission on record, only 348 copies of Torchic have been graded at all, and of those, 113 have earned the top PSA 10 grade. That is a fairly small pool for a card that was printed as a common, and it tells you most Torchics either never got submitted or did not come back perfect. Scarcity at the population level like this is part of why the PSA 10 market holds a premium over raw copies, even on a card that was never rare to pull in the first place.
Where can you pull Torchic?
We have tracked 126 real pulls of Torchic across tilt-rips, mnstr, packs, collector-crypt, and courtyard, so this is not a card that vanished from circulation, it does show up. It has turned up in products like the Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokemon Expert Pack, Tilt Treasure Pack, Pack 1, and Radiant Pack, and the biggest recorded pull value we have logged for it sits at $438. That said, pack odds are pack odds, opening boxes is a gamble and most rips do not come out ahead, so if you specifically want a Torchic, buying one directly on the secondary market is usually the more predictable route.
Questions people ask
How much is Torchic worth?+
A raw, ungraded Torchic #73 from Ruby & Sapphire is valued at $2 right now. Once graded, the number changes quite a bit depending on the grade you land, with Grade 9 copies worth $45 and PSA 10 copies worth $31.
Is Torchic worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sits at roughly 16.6x the raw price, but gem mint grades are not easy to hit on older commons like this one. With only 348 total graded copies and 113 of those at PSA 10, it is worth grading only if your copy looks genuinely clean before you send it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Torchic worth?+
A PSA 10 Torchic is currently valued at $31. For comparison, a Grade 9 copy is worth $45, and a raw ungraded copy sits at $2, so grade really does move the number here.
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