Wailord #16 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Wailord & chase cards
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Wailord is one of those cards that makes you smile the second you see it, that huge whale sprawled across the art from 5ban Graphics, and collectors have taken to it as a double rare pull from the Japanese Facing a New Trial set, released in 2026. If you are looking up Wailord value because you just pulled one or you are eyeing a listing, the short answer is that this is a fun, affordable card to chase rather than a big money hitter, and there is a real story in the numbers behind it.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.72, down 4% over the past year, with an all-time high of $1.79 in July 2026.
Recent pulls of Wailord
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Wailord price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 5 graded, only 1 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $36 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 9 | $12 | 3 | - / 3 |
| PSA 8 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 7 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.72 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 16
- Rarity
- Double rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 380
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 4
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
Attacks
- Surf120Water · Water · Water
- Falling Down270Water · Water · Water · Water · Water
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Where to pull Wailord
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The collector's take on Wailord
Is Wailord worth grading?
So is Wailord worth grading? Let's talk it through honestly. A raw, ungraded copy sits at $4, and a PSA 10 brings that up to $7, which lines up with the roughly 1.8x jump that gem mint copies tend to command over raw. That sounds like a nice bump, but grading fees, shipping, and the wait time eat into that margin fast, and a Grade 9 actually comes back at just $2, so anything short of perfect can leave you worse off than if you'd never sent it in at all. Gem mint copies of Wailord are genuinely hard to hit too. If you already love the card and want it protected in a slab for the long haul, go for it, but if you are grading purely to flip for profit, the math here is tight enough that most collectors are better off enjoying it raw.
How rare is Wailord?
Only 12 copies of Wailord have been graded in total, and of those, 9 came back as PSA 10. That is a small population any way you slice it, and it tells you two things: not many people are bothering to grade this card, but when they do, it tends to grade well. That kind of population keeps prices grounded rather than skyrocketing, since gem mint copies aren't as scarce relative to the pool as you'd see with tougher cards to grade. It is a nice reminder that low population doesn't always mean high value, sometimes it just means low submission volume.
Where can you pull Wailord?
Here is where PackSpy's data actually earns its keep. We have tracked Wailord being pulled 200 or more times across pack sites like tilt-rips, collector-crypt, and courtyard, so this is not some phantom chase card, it shows up. The biggest recorded pull value for Wailord landed at $220, which shows how a lucky bundle or hot pack can occasionally swing the value of a hit well above the base card price. If you are opening packs hoping to land one, keep an eye on the Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokemon Mini Pack, Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, and Pokemon Starter Pack, all places we have seen it turn up. Just remember, opening packs is a gamble at the end of the day, and most rips do not pay for themselves, so treat the thrill of the pull as the real prize and any card value as a bonus.
Questions people ask
How much is Wailord worth?+
A raw, ungraded Wailord from Facing a New Trial is valued at $4 right now. That is the everyday market price you will see most collectors buying and selling at, before grading enters the picture.
Is Wailord worth grading?+
It depends on what you want out of it. A PSA 10 brings $7 compared to $4 raw, but a Grade 9 actually drops to $2, and with only 12 copies graded so far, gem mint is not a guaranteed outcome, so weigh the grading cost against that risk before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Wailord worth?+
A PSA 10 Wailord sits at $7, which works out to about 1.8x the raw card's $4 value. Of the 12 total graded copies, 9 have reached that PSA 10 gem mint grade, so it happens fairly often when people do submit it.
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