Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence18 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Ariados H3/H32 Aquapolis Holo LPLP$81.23
- Aug 3, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card Aquapolis Set Holo Ariados H3/H32$32.38
- Jul 29, 2026eBay — Ariados - Aquapolis – H3/H32 - Pokemon Holo eReader$29.99
- Jul 27, 2026eBay — Ariados Holo Aquapolis H3/H32 ENG Blade 8 - Carta Pokémon Gradata$52.02
- Jul 15, 2026eBay — Ariados - AQ: Aquapolis (H3/H32) e-Reader Holo Rare Pokemon Card LPLP$79.00
- Jul 12, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card-Ariados-H3/H32-Aquapolis- Holo-ENG-PL$38.13
- Jul 12, 2026eBay — Ariados - H3/H32 - Pokemon Aquapolis Holo Rare Card MPMP$34.50
- Jul 5, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Ariados Holo H3/H32 Aquapolis Holo Rare NMNM$39.35
By grade
- Raw$39.7022 sales
- PSA 8$1296 sales
- PSA 9$2194 sales
- PSA 7$1262 sales
- PSA 10$1,4882 sales
- CGC 8.5$1251 sale
- CGC 8$58.801 sale
- CGC 6.5$36.001 sale
From 41 completed sales recorded between Feb 16, 2026 and Aug 16, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
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GRADE ITBased on 19 graded sales and 1,890,286 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Ariados is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Aquapolis (#H3), illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida. It's a Stage 1 Grass-type Pokémon with 70 HP, evolving from Spinarak, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $74.97 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $1,435 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 19× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history22 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $93 · PSA 8 · 23 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 17.3% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$1,241); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Ariados is a Holo / V / ex in Aquapolis — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 32 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 97 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $1,435.00 | $119 | +$1,241 | 19.1× |
| PSA 9 | $206.76 | $72 | +$60 | 2.8× |
| PSA 8 | $117.00 | $71 | −$29 | 1.6× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 445 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 17.3% | $1,435.00 |
| PSA 9 | 33.7% | $207.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 49% | $75.00 |
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.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 17% of 445 PSA-graded Ariados copies are a gem-mint 10 (77 of 445) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Ariados 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 77 | ✓ 20 cert-verified$1,435$1,132–$1,435 | |
| PSA 9pop 150 | $207$176–$238 | |
| PSA 8pop 113 | $117$99–$135 | |
| PSA 7pop 48 | ✓ 10 cert-verified$100$96–$129 | |
| PSA 6pop 29 | $72$65–$72 | |
| PSA 4pop 4 | $15$7–$15 | |
| PSA 3pop 3 | $12$12–$12 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $126 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
82% spreadCurrently 82% 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Spinarak.
As long as Ariados is in play, each player must pay an additional Colorless to retreat his or her Active Pokémon. Gluey Slime can't make a player pay more than an additional Colorless to retreat a Pokémon, even if there is more than 1 Ariados in play.
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage. If tails, this attack does 20 damage and the defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Ariados cards
There are 9 different Ariados printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Aquapolis #H3 (Rare Holo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Ariados (Aquapolis #H3) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Ariados from Aquapolis is worth approximately $74.97 ungraded (near-mint), and around $1,435 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 Ariados?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Ariados from Aquapolis is worth around $1,435 — roughly 19× the raw ungraded value of $74.97.
Should I grade my Ariados?
A PSA 10 sells for about $1,435 versus $74.97 raw — roughly a 19× 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 Ariados rare?
Ariados is a Rare Holo card from Aquapolis (card #H3), illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida. Its current blended market value is $74.97 ungraded.
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