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Moltres SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH185 Pokémon card
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Moltres SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH185

Card #SWSH185 · Illustrated by Shinji Kanda
120 HPFirePokémonBasic
Ungraded · blended
$16.50
PSA 10
$246
15× raw
Range $16 → $17
3 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
Raw$16.50
PSA 1014.9× raw$246
See live listings on TCGplayer →

Moltres is a Promo Pokémon card from SWSH Black Star Promos (#SWSH185), illustrated by Shinji Kanda. It's a Basic Fire-type Pokémon with 120 HP, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $16.50 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $246 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 15× 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$16.75
LPLightly Played$14.20
MPModerately Played$10.72
HPHeavily Played$7.20
DMGDamaged$1.50
7-day 3.4%
30-day 6.2%
90-day 38.4%
All-time high$17
All-time low$3
Graded prices
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$246$246$246
“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
$17.00
Period high
$17.82
Period low
$2.62
Change
404.5%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA64 gradedPSA 10 · 22 · 34% gem rate
1022
933
87
71
61
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Moltres 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$157
Raw $16.50 → graded PSA 10$245.95
after ~$72.45 grading fee → 14.9× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$245.95$72.45+$15714.9×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 64 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
34.4%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
+$48
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$157
Break-even
PSA 9+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1034.4%$246.00
PSA 951.6%$98.00
PSA ≤814.1%$17.00

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

5% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$16
TCGplayer$17
PriceCharting · dearest$17

Currently 5% cheaper on Cardmarket 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

Cross-marketMarkets agree 5% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

5% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$16

Card text

Inferno Wings20+
Fire
If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 70 more. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness.
Weakness Water ×2Retreat 1

It's one of the legendary bird Pokémon. When Moltres flaps its flaming wings, they glimmer with a dazzling red glow.

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#SWSH185
RarityPromo
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeFire
HP120
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#146
Card IDswshp-SWSH185
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Moltres cards

There are 9 different Moltres printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH185 (Promo).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Moltres (SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH185) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Moltres from SWSH Black Star Promos is worth approximately $16.50 ungraded (near-mint), and around $246 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 SWSH Black Star Promos is worth around $246 — roughly 15× the raw ungraded value of $16.50.

Should I grade my Moltres?

A PSA 10 sells for about $246 versus $16.50 raw — roughly a 15× 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 Promo card from SWSH Black Star Promos (card #SWSH185), illustrated by Shinji Kanda. Its current blended market value is $16.50 ungraded.