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Alakazam Base Set 2 #1 Pokémon card
Rare Holo

Alakazam Base Set 2 #1

Card #1 · Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
80 HPPsychicPokémonStage 2
Ungraded · blended
$55.19
3.1% · 30d
PSA 10
$940
17× raw
Range $27 → $55
Recently sold raw ~$31 (mixed cond.)
6 grading companies tracked
Confidence medium · How we price →
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Alakazam is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Base Set 2 (#1), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 2 Psychic-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Kadabra, weak to Psychic ×2. Its current blended market value is $55.19 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $940 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 17× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Competitive play · Limitless

5.5%
Played in 5.5% of competitive decks — 175 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$55.19
LPLightly Played$33.38
MPModerately Played$24.30
HPHeavily Played$17.23
DMGDamaged$15.15
7-day 2.6%
30-day 3.1%
90-day 2.9%
All-time high$57
All-time low$34
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$55.19
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$940$930$1,148
PSA 95 sold$212$180$243
PSA 816 sold$106$90$122
PSA 7.5$75$75$75
PSA 76 sold$68$58$78
PSA 68 sold$58$50$67
PSA 42 sold$44$38$51
PSA 3$22$21$28
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

3 Apr 20262 Jul 2026
Current
$55.45
Period high
$56.63
Period low
$53.19
Change
2.2%

Recent sold prices

Last sold
$27
Raw · 27 Jun 2026
Typical Raw
$31
Sales · last 90 days
8
Liquidity
Very liquid
8 in last 30 days

Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.

Last sold price
$82
CGC 8.5 · 29 Jun 2026
Typical PSA 10
$2,220
Sales · last 90 days
12
Liquidity
Liquid
5 in last 30 days

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA4,988 gradedPSA 10 · 69 · 1% gem rate
1069
9816
8.517
81,422
7.53
71,014
6.51
6803
5490
4192
387
225
137
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Alakazam 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$795
Raw $55.19 → graded PSA 10$939.73
after ~$89.39 grading fee → 17.0× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$939.73$89.39+$79517.0×
PSA 9$211.57$72.11+$843.8×
PSA 8$106.20$71.05$201.9×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 4,988 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
1.4%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$52
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$795
Break-even
PSA 9+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 101.4%$940.00
PSA 916.4%$212.00
PSA ≤882.3%$55.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

105% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$27
Cardmarket$40
TCGplayer · dearest$55

Currently 105% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +3%
Volatility · 90dStable ±2%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 105% gap
90d low $53mid-range$57 high

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

28% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$40

🔥 Trending in the community

#148 on the radar
Mentions this week1

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Card text

Evolves from Kadabra.

Damage Swap · Pokémon Power
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may move 1 damage counter from 1 of your Pokémon to another as long as you don't Knock Out that Pokémon. This power can't be used if Alakazam is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Confuse Ray30
Psychic · Psychic · Psychic
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness Psychic ×2Retreat 3

Its brain can outperform a supercomputer. Its intelligence quotient is said to be 5000.

About the Pokémon

Psi PokémonGEN IAbraKadabraAlakazam

Its brain can out­ perform a super­ computer. Its intelligence quotient is said to be 5,000.

Card details

Number#1
RarityRare Holo
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 2
TypePsychic
HP80
Evolves fromKadabra
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat cost3
National Pokédex#65
Card IDbase4-1
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Alakazam cards

There are 9 different Alakazam printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Base Set 2 #1 (Rare Holo).

More from Base Set 2

Frequently asked questions

How much is Alakazam (Base Set 2 #1) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Alakazam from Base Set 2 is worth approximately $55.19 ungraded (near-mint), and around $940 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Alakazam?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Alakazam from Base Set 2 is worth around $940 — roughly 17× the raw ungraded value of $55.19.

Should I grade my Alakazam?

A PSA 10 sells for about $940 versus $55.19 raw — roughly a 17× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Alakazam rare?

Alakazam is a Rare Holo card from Base Set 2 (card #1), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $55.19 ungraded.