Wo-Chien ex #257 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 31 Aug 2026Related Wo-Chien ex & chase cards
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Wo-Chien ex #257 is one of the special illustration rares from Paldea Evolved, the 2023 set that gave us some genuinely gorgeous artwork, and this takuyoa illustration is a favorite among collectors who like their cards a little moody and atmospheric. If you're here looking up Wo-Chien ex value, the short answer is that it sits at $17 raw, which puts it in reach for most collectors while still holding real appeal for anyone chasing a graded copy. It's the kind of card that looks better in hand than in a listing photo, which is part of why people keep coming back to it.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $18, up 79% over the past year, with an all-time high of $18 in August 2026.
Recent pulls of Wo-Chien ex
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$1.51Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 2m ago
$8.11RawCatch 'em All - Paldean FatesPacks · 26m ago$1.51Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 37m ago$1.51Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 1h ago$1.51Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 1h ago
$7.26RawrookieLastpack · 1h ago
$8.11RawCatch 'em All - Paldean FatesPacks · 1h ago$1.51Ultra RareRookie PackTilt Rips · 1h ago
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Wo-Chien ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,572 graded, only 1,323 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $101 | 1,323 | 1,131 / 192 |
| PSA 9 | $23 | 1,032 | 924 / 108 |
| PSA 8 | $21 | 185 | 131 / 54 |
| PSA 7 | $14 | 18 | 14 / 4 |
| PSA 6 | $11 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 5 | $9.00 | 5 | 5 / - |
| PSA 4 | $8.00 | 5 | 5 / - |
| PSA 3 | $7.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | $6.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $18 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 257 of 279
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 230
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 4
- Illustrator
- takuyoa
- Released
- 2023
Attacks
- Covetous IvyGrass · Grass · Colorless
This attack does 60 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon for each Prize card your opponent has taken. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
- Forest Blast220Grass · Grass · Grass · Colorless
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The collector's take on Wo-Chien ex
Is Wo-Chien ex worth grading?
So is Wo-Chien ex worth grading? Let's talk numbers first: a raw copy runs $17, a Grade 9 sits at $20, and a PSA 10 jumps to $104, which works out to about 6.1 times the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's tempting. But here's the honest part: hitting a PSA 10 on a special illustration rare isn't a given. These cards often have detailed borders and full-bleed art that show even tiny edge wear or print lines under grading lights, so plenty of raw copies come back as a 9 instead of a 10. Add in grading fees and turnaround time, and you're really only grading this one if you've inspected the card closely under good light and think it has genuine gem mint potential. If it's got a soft corner or a hint of a scratch, that $20 Grade 9 outcome is much more likely, and the math gets a lot less exciting.
How rare is Wo-Chien ex?
We don't have official population figures to lean on here, but special illustration rares as a category are intentionally scarce within their sets, sitting near the top of the pull-rate ladder in Paldea Evolved. That rarity tier is exactly why the price gap between raw and PSA 10 is as wide as it is. When a card is already hard to pull and hard to find in top condition, gem mint copies become the ones collectors specifically hunt down, and that scarcity is doing a lot of the heavy lifting behind the $104 PSA 10 figure.
Where can you pull Wo-Chien ex?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just guessing at odds. Wo-Chien ex has been recorded 175 times across tilt-rips, lastpack, courtyard, packs, and collector-crypt, with the best recorded pull landing at $49. We've seen it turn up in products like the Rookie Pack, Pokemon Dollar Pack, the plain rookie pack, the Pokémon Starter Pack, and Catch 'em All - Paldean Fates. That spread tells you it's not locked to one specific product, it shows up across a mix of budget and themed packs, which is good news if you're the type who likes ripping packs for a shot at pulling it yourself rather than just buying it outright. Just remember, opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't cover their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Wo-Chien ex worth?+
A raw or ungraded Wo-Chien ex #257 from Paldea Evolved is valued at $17 right now. That's the number most collectors reference as the baseline Wo-Chien ex value before condition or grading come into play.
Is Wo-Chien ex worth grading?+
It can be, if your copy is genuinely clean. The jump from $17 raw to $104 for a PSA 10 is significant, about 6.1 times the raw price, but a Grade 9 only brings $20, so grading really pays off only when you're confident in gem mint condition.
How much is a PSA 10 Wo-Chien ex worth?+
A PSA 10 Wo-Chien ex is valued at $104, which reflects how much collectors are willing to pay for a flawless, gem mint copy of this special illustration rare compared to a raw or Grade 9 version.
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