Altaria Great Encounters #12

Card #12 · Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno

80 HPColorlessPokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$13.66

Range $5 → $16
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence low · How we price →

Raw$13.66

PSA 93.7× raw$50

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Altaria is a Rare Pokémon card from Great Encounters (#12), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. It's a Stage 1 Colorless-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Swablu, weak to Colorless +20. Its current blended market value is $13.66 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#16 most valuable Altaria of 40 #34 most valuable in Great Encounters of 106

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$13.66

LPLightly Played$5.93

MPModerately Played$4.03

HPHeavily Played$1.67

DMGDamaged$0.88

7-dayflat

30-dayflat

90-day▲ 117.9%

All-time high$14

All-time low$4

Other printingsNormal · $3.34

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$16

Normal$3

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$13.66

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 9		$50$35–$50
PSA 8		$21$21–$21
PSA 7		$14$14–$14

“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

$2.90

Period high

$3.52

Period low

$1.28

Change

▲ 118.0%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

CGC114 gradedCGC 10 · 50 · 44% gem rate

1050

9.56

918

8.516

810

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Altaria 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

−$34

Raw $13.66 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $49.89
after ~$70.49 grading fee → 3.7× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 9	$49.89	$70.49	−$34	3.7×
PSA 8	$21.19	$70.2	−$63	1.6×

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. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Market signal

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

Card text

Evolves from Swablu.

Dragonbreath40

Colorless

Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Cotton Cloud60

Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Altaria by attacks from your opponent's Evolved Pokémon is reduced by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Weakness Colorless +20Resistance Fighting -20Retreat 1

“It looks like a fluffy cloud when it is in flight. It hums with its soprano voice.”

About the Pokémon

Humming PokémonGEN IIISwablu → Altaria

ALTARIA dances and wheels through the sky among billowing, cotton-like clouds. By singing melodies in its crystal-clear voice, this POKéMON makes its listeners experience dreamy wonderment.

Card details

SetGreat Encounters →

Number#12

RarityRare

PokémonAll Altaria cards →

GenerationGen III · Hoenn →

ArtistKagemaru Himeno →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeColorless

HP80

Evolves fromSwablu

WeaknessColorless +20

ResistanceFighting -20

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#334

Card IDdp4-12

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Altaria cards

There are 9 different Altaria printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Great Encounters #12 (Rare).