Mightyena Ruby & Sapphire #42

Card #42 · Illustrated by Ken Sugimori

70 HPDarknessPokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$12.23

Range $11 → $12
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Raw$12.23

PSA 95.5× raw$67

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Mightyena is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Ruby & Sapphire (#42), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 1 Darkness-type Pokémon with 70 HP, evolving from Poochyena, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $12.23 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#6 most valuable Mightyena of 24 #59 most valuable in Ruby & Sapphire of 109

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$12.23

LPLightly Played$5.95

MPModerately Played$4.08

HPHeavily Played$2.90

DMGDamaged$2.33

7-dayflat

30-dayflat

90-day▲ 12.0%

All-time high$12

All-time low$6

Other printingsNormal · $1.84

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$12

Normal$2

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

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$12.23

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 9		$67$67–$67
PSA 8		$10$9–$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

$2.27

Period high

$2.44

Period low

$1.03

Change

▲ 28.2%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA64 gradedPSA 10 · 3 · 5% gem rate

103

924

8.51

818

CGC192 gradedCGC 10 · 64 · 33% gem rate

1064

9.58

934

8.530

814

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

Should you grade it?

−$16

Raw $12.23 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $67.32
after ~$70.66 grading fee → 5.5× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 9	$67.32	$70.66	−$16	5.5×
PSA 8	$9.99	$70.09	−$72	0.8×

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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Cross-market prices

14% spread

PriceCharting · cheapest$11

TCGplayer · dearest$12

Currently 14% 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 · 30dFlat 0%

Cross-marketSome gap 14% gap

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

Card text

Evolves from Poochyena.

Bite20

Colorless · Colorless

Ambush30+

Darkness · Colorless · Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 30 more damage.

Weakness Fighting ×2Resistance Psychic -30Retreat 1

About the Pokémon

Bite PokémonGEN IIIPoochyena → Mightyena

It chases down prey in a pack. It will never disobey the commands of a skilled Trainer.

Card details

SetRuby & Sapphire →

Number#42

RarityUncommon

PokémonAll Mightyena cards →

GenerationGen III · Hoenn →

ArtistKen Sugimori →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeDarkness

HP70

Evolves fromPoochyena

WeaknessFighting ×2

ResistancePsychic -30

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#262

Card IDex1-42

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Mightyena cards

There are 9 different Mightyena printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Ruby & Sapphire #42 (Uncommon).