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Dragonair Base #18 Pokémon card
Rare

Dragonair Base #18

Card #18 · Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
80 HPColorlessPokémonStage 1
Ungraded · blended
$17.80
PSA 10
$447
25× raw
Range $18 → $25
4 grading companies tracked
Confidence medium · How we price →
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Dragonair is a Rare Pokémon card from Base (#18), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Stage 1 Colorless-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Dratini. Its current blended market value is $17.80 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $447 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 25× 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

0.3%
Played in 0.3% of competitive decks — 8 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.
Raw price by condition
1st Edition · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$181.00
LPLightly Played$182.16
MPModerately Played$117.71
HPHeavily Played$98.43
DMGDamaged$54.01
7-dayflat
30-dayflat
90-day 5.8%
All-time high$555
All-time low$181
Other printingsUnlimited · $49.35
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$181.00
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 107 sold$447$380$515
PSA 98 sold$111$94$127
PSA 87 sold$66$56$75
“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$121.05
Period high
$181.81
Period low
$75.66
Change
23.2%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price
$4,800
PSA 10 · 22 Jun 2026
Typical PSA 10
$3,075
Auction lots · last 90 days
22
Liquidity
Liquid
3 in last 30 days

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA1,734 gradedPSA 10 · 135 · 8% gem rate
10135
9616
8.59
8361
7.52
7239
6149
5.51
5125
459
320
27
1.51
17
CGC3,202 gradedCGC 10 · 282 · 9% gem rate
10282
9.572
9520
8.5594
8420
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Dragonair 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$355
Raw $17.80 → graded PSA 10$447.48
after ~$74.46 grading fee → 25.1× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$447.48$74.46+$35525.1×
PSA 9$110.62$71.1+$226.2×
PSA 8$65.63$70.65$233.7×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,734 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
7.8%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$8
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$355
Break-even
PSA 9+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 107.8%$447.00
PSA 935.5%$111.00
PSA ≤856.7%$18.00

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
PSA 10 slabs — buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

41% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$18
PriceCharting · dearest$25

Currently 41% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. 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 · 30dFlat 0%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 41% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$66

Card text

Evolves from Dratini.

Slam30×
Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.
Hyper Beam20
Colorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, choose 1 of them and discard it.
Resistance Psychic -30Retreat 2

A mystical Pokémon that exudes a gentle aura. Has the ability to change climate conditions.

About the Pokémon

Dragon PokémonGEN IDratiniDragonairDragonite

A mystical POKéMON that exudes a gentle aura. Has the ability to change climate conditions.

Card details

Number#18
RarityRare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeColorless
HP80
Evolves fromDratini
ResistancePsychic -30
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#148
Card IDbase1-18
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Dragonair cards

There are 9 different Dragonair printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Base #18 (Rare).

More from Base

Frequently asked questions

How much is Dragonair (Base #18) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Dragonair from Base is worth approximately $17.80 ungraded (near-mint), and around $447 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 Dragonair?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Dragonair from Base is worth around $447 — roughly 25× the raw ungraded value of $17.80.

Should I grade my Dragonair?

A PSA 10 sells for about $447 versus $17.80 raw — roughly a 25× 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 Dragonair rare?

Dragonair is a Rare card from Base (card #18), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $17.80 ungraded.