Salamence8/99 · Arceus Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Holofoil
- PSA 8$474 sold · 90d · pop 85
- PSA 9$953 sold · 90d · pop 97
Why prices differ
TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Arceus #8/99, 2009. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
The same name and number exists in other sets. The number printed on your card is what separates them — this page prices 8/99.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Salamence is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Arceus (#8, released 2009), illustrated by Shin Nagasawa. It's a Stage 2 Colorless-type Pokémon with 140 HP, evolving from Shelgon, weak to Colorless +30. It's listed among our holo rares. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 10 September 2026.
Salamence price history & recent sales
Graded a PSA 9? See its cert-verified sales and price history → — individual sales PSA tied to a specific slab, each with a cert number you can check.
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence39 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
6 of 10 verified sales were competitive auctions — this price reflects real bidding, not asking prices. A graded copy trades roughly every 5 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$7.0054 sales · 39 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 8$49.985 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 9$1884 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 9$23.952 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 7$39.901 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 6$21.501 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 8.5$49.991 sale
- CGC 8$15.601 sale
Is Salamence worth grading?
Raw $12.92 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $95.00, after ~$70.94 grading fee → 7.4× the raw value.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Salamence is a Holo / V / ex in Arceus — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 18 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 55 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 9 | $95.00 | $71 | +$11 | 7.4× |
| PSA 8 | $47.00 | $70 | −$36 | 3.6× |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
12 of the 241 PSA-graded Salamence copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 5.0%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 241.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 139.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 11.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 1.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Salamence 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Salamence Holo Arceus 8/99 Pokemon TCG | Shin Nagasawa | HP/DAMAGEDRaw · eBay$3.49
Salamence 8/99 Holo Rare Arceus Pokemon Moderately PlayedRaw · eBay$3.85
Salamence 8/99 Arceus HoloRaw · eBay$4.49
Salamence 8/99 Holo MP -Vintage Holo Rare Pokemon Card- Arceus (3k)Raw · eBay$4.95
2009 Pokémon Arceus Salamence #8/99Raw · eBay$4.99
Salamence #8/99 Pokémon Arceus Holo.Raw · eBay$4.99Cheapest raw copy $4.49 — 65% below our near-mint estimate of $13
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 9pop 97 | ✓ 15 cert-verified$95$95–$215 | |
| PSA 8pop 85 | ✓ 13 cert-verified$47$35–$57 | |
| PSA 7pop 35 | $35$30–$40 | |
| PSA 5pop 1 | modelled$7$7–$7 |
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 $34 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
70% spreadCurrently 70% 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 Shelgon.
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may reveal the top card of your deck. If that card is a basic Energy card, attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. If that card isn't a basic Energy card, discard it. This power can't be used if Salamence is affected by a Special Condition.
Does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Salamence cards
There are 12 different Salamence printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Arceus #8 (Rare Holo). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Salamence (Arceus #8) worth?
As of 10 September 2026, Salamence from Arceus is worth approximately $12.92 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
Is Salamence rare?
Salamence is a Rare Holo card from Arceus (card #8).
How do I know if my Salamence is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
How do I know if my Salamence is Reverse Holo?
The card body, not the picture: Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
How do I tell this Salamence apart from the Dragon Vault one?
They share a name and a card number but come from different sets, and the number printed on the card tells them apart: this one is 8/99 (Arceus, 2009) and the other is 8/20 (Dragon Vault, 2012).
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