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Lapras Platinum #79 Pokémon card
Common

Lapras Platinum #79

Card #79 · Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
80 HPWaterPokémonBasic
Ungraded · blended
$21.32
6.1% · 30d
Range $9 → $21
1 grading company tracked
Confidence medium · How we price →
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Lapras is a Common Pokémon card from Platinum (#79), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Basic Water-type Pokémon with 80 HP, weak to Metal +20. Its current blended market value is $21.32 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$21.32
LPLightly Played$13.17
MPModerately Played$5.16
HPHeavily Played$3.50
DMGDamaged$2.14
7-day
30-day
90-day 6.1%
All-time high$23
All-time low$10
Other printingsNormal · $2.31

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$13
Normal$2

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

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$21.32
CGC graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
CGC 9.5$40$40$40
CGC 8$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
$2.44
Period high
$2.70
Period low
$1.52
Change
41.9%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price
$7
CGC 5 · 1 Jun 2026
Typical CGC 5
$7
Auction lots · last 90 days
2
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

PSA16 gradedPSA 10 · 1 · 6% gem rate
101
92
87
73
61
51
41
CGC55 gradedCGC 10 · 2 · 4% gem rate
102
9.52
910
8.518
86
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Lapras 10 is harder to pull.
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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

40% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$9
TCGplayer · dearest$13

Currently 40% 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 +6%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 40% gap

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

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Card text

Grind10×
Colorless
Does 10 damage times the amount of Energy attached to Lapras.
Ice Beam30
Water · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness Metal +20Retreat 2

It loves crossing the sea with people and Pokémon on its back. It understands human speech.

About the Pokémon

Transport PokémonGEN I

A POKéMON that has been over­ hunted almost to extinction. It can ferry people across the water.

Card details

Number#79
RarityCommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeWater
HP80
WeaknessMetal +20
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#131
Card IDpl1-79
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Lapras cards

There are 9 different Lapras printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Platinum #79 (Common).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Lapras (Platinum #79) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Lapras from Platinum is worth approximately $21.32 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Lapras rare?

Lapras is a Common card from Platinum (card #79), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $21.32 ungraded.