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Slowpoke McDonald's Collection 2018 #5 Pokémon card

Slowpoke McDonald's Collection 2018 #5

Card #5 · Illustrated by Mina Nakai
70 HPPsychicPokémonBasic
Ungraded · blended
$23.89
37.5% · 30d
PSA 10
$300
13× raw
Range $11 → $24
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence medium · How we price →
Raw$23.89
PSA 1012.6× raw$300
See live listings on TCGplayer →

Slowpoke is a Pokémon card from McDonald's Collection 2018 (#5), illustrated by Mina Nakai. It's a Basic Psychic-type Pokémon with 70 HP, weak to Psychic ×2. Its current blended market value is $23.89 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $300 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 13× 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%
Played in 5% of competitive decks — 160 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$23.89
LPLightly Played$11.39
MPModerately Played$7.91
HPHeavily Played$4.48
DMGDamaged$2.45
7-day 9.1%
30-day 37.5%
90-day 48.7%
All-time high$26
All-time low$15
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$23.89
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$300$300$300
PSA 4$12$12$12
“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
$10.87
Period high
$13.62
Period low
$3.77
Change
130.3%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA26 gradedPSA 10 · 1 · 4% gem rate
101
93
83
76
66
51
44
31
11
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Slowpoke 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$203
Raw $23.89 → graded PSA 10$299.99
after ~$72.99 grading fee → 12.6× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$299.99$72.99+$20312.6×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 26 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
3.8%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$51
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$203
Break-even
PSA 9+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 103.8%$300.00
PSA 911.5%$120.00
PSA ≤884.6%$24.00

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

120% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$11
TCGplayer · dearest$24

Currently 120% 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 +38%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 120% gap

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

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#28 on the radar
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Card text

Headbutt10
Colorless
Whimsy Tackle60
Psychic · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness Psychic ×2Retreat 3

Its long tail often breaks off. It doesn't really feel any pain, though, and the tail grows back, so Slowpoke isn't particularly bothered.

About the Pokémon

Dopey PokémonGEN ISlowpokeSlowbro

It is always so absent-minded that it won't react, even if its flavorful tail is bitten.

Card details

Number#5
Rarity
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypePsychic
HP70
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat cost3
National Pokédex#79
Card IDmcd18-5
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Slowpoke cards

There are 9 different Slowpoke printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is McDonald's Collection 2018 #5.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Slowpoke (McDonald's Collection 2018 #5) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Slowpoke from McDonald's Collection 2018 is worth approximately $23.89 ungraded (near-mint), and around $300 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 Slowpoke?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Slowpoke from McDonald's Collection 2018 is worth around $300 — roughly 13× the raw ungraded value of $23.89.

Should I grade my Slowpoke?

A PSA 10 sells for about $300 versus $23.89 raw — roughly a 13× 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.