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Magcargo Great Encounters #45 Pokémon card
Uncommon

Magcargo Great Encounters #45

Card #45 · Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
90 HPFirePokémonStage 1
Ungraded · blended
$1.89
6.5% · 30d
Range $2 → $2
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
Raw$1.89
PSA 95.4× raw$10
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Magcargo is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Great Encounters (#45), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Stage 1 Fire-type Pokémon with 90 HP, evolving from Slugma, weak to Water +20. Its current blended market value is $1.89 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$2.12
LPLightly Played$0.60
HPHeavily Played$0.40
7-dayflat
30-day 6.5%
90-day 29.3%
All-time high$2
All-time low$1
Other printingsNormal · $0.47

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$2
Normal$0

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

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$2.12
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 9$10$10$10
“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
$1.15
Period high
$2.36
Period low
$0.76
Change
8.0%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price
$32
CGC 8 · 23 Mar 2026
Typical CGC 8
$32
Auction lots · last 90 days
0
Liquidity
Thin
0 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

CGC194 gradedCGC 10 · 106 · 55% gem rate
10106
9.518
922
8.518
810
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Magcargo 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$62
Raw $1.89 → graded PSA 9$10.23
after ~$70.09 grading fee → 5.4× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 9$10.23$70.09$625.4×

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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Where to buy

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Cross-market prices

31% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$2
PriceCharting · dearest$2

Currently 31% 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 · 30dRising +7%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 31% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

90% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$0

Card text

Evolves from Slugma.

Magma Armor · Poké-Body
Magcargo can't be Asleep or Paralyzed.
Lava Plume60
Fire · Fire · Colorless
You may discard the top card of your deck. If you do, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
Weakness Water +20Retreat 3

Its body temperature is roughly 18,000 degrees F. Flames spout from gaps in its hardened shell.

About the Pokémon

Lava PokémonGEN IISlugmaMagcargo

The shell on its back is just skin that has cooled and hardened. It breaks easily with a slight touch.

Card details

Number#45
RarityUncommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeFire
HP90
Evolves fromSlugma
WeaknessWater +20
Retreat cost3
National Pokédex#219
Card IDdp4-45
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Magcargo cards

There are 9 different Magcargo printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Great Encounters #45 (Uncommon).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Magcargo (Great Encounters #45) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Magcargo from Great Encounters is worth approximately $1.89 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Magcargo rare?

Magcargo is a Uncommon card from Great Encounters (card #45), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $1.89 ungraded.