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Moltres Lost Thunder #38 Pokémon card
Rare

Moltres Lost Thunder #38

Card #38 · Illustrated by Misa Tsutsui
120 HPFirePokémonBasic
Ungraded · blended
$1.10
0.4% · 30d
PSA 10
$91
83× raw
Range $1 → $1
1 grading company tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
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Moltres is a Rare Pokémon card from Lost Thunder (#38), illustrated by Misa Tsutsui. It's a Basic Fire-type Pokémon with 120 HP, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $1.10 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $91 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 83× 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

7.4%
Played in 7.4% of competitive decks — 236 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$2.82
LPLightly Played$2.15
MPModerately Played$1.55
DMGDamaged$1.44
7-day 0.3%
30-day 1.8%
90-day 4.8%
All-time high$3
All-time low$2

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$1
Normal$1

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

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$2.78
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$91$78$105
“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

Not enough price history to chart yet.

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price
$8
CGC 8.5 · 18 May 2026
Typical PSA 10
$91
Auction lots · last 90 days
7
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

PSA383 gradedPSA 10 · 166 · 43% gem rate
10166
9179
830
76
62
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Moltres 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$19
Raw $1.10 → graded PSA 10$91.20
after ~$70.9 grading fee → 82.9× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$91.20$70.9+$1982.9×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 383 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
43.3%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$16
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$19
Break-even
PSA 10+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1043.3%$91.00
PSA 946.7%$36.00
PSA ≤89.9%$1.00

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

26% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$1
TCGplayer · dearest$1

Currently 26% cheaper on Cardmarket 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 · 30dFlat +0%
Cross-marketSome gap 26% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

21% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$1

Card text

Assisting Heater30
Fire
You may attach a Fire Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Fire Wing90
Fire · Fire · Colorless
Weakness Water ×2Retreat 1

One of the legendary bird Pokémon. It is said that its appearance indicates the coming of spring.

About the Pokémon

Flame PokémonGEN ILegendary

Known as the legendary bird of fire. Every flap of its wings creates a dazzling flash of flames.

Card details

Number#38
RarityRare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeFire
HP120
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#146
Card IDsm8-38
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Moltres cards

There are 9 different Moltres printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Lost Thunder #38 (Rare).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Moltres (Lost Thunder #38) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Moltres from Lost Thunder is worth approximately $1.10 ungraded (near-mint), and around $91 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 Moltres?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Moltres from Lost Thunder is worth around $91 — roughly 83× the raw ungraded value of $1.10.

Should I grade my Moltres?

A PSA 10 sells for about $91 versus $1.10 raw — roughly a 83× 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 Moltres rare?

Moltres is a Rare card from Lost Thunder (card #38), illustrated by Misa Tsutsui. Its current blended market value is $1.10 ungraded.