Ethan's Magcargo
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence58 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Ethan’s Magcargo Ascended Heroes IR 222/217$5.00
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon Ascended Heroes: Ethan's Magcargo 222/217 Holo Illutration Rare - NMNM$7.99
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG - Ethan's Magcargo - 222/217 - Ascended Heroes$10.77
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Ethan's Magcargo IR 222/217 Ascended Heroes Holo NM Pokemon US SellerNM$9.99
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pokemon Ascended Heroes: Ethan's Magcargo 222/217 Holo Illutration Rare - NMNM$8.99
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG - Ascended Heroes - Ethan’s Magcargo (222/217) IR (Near Mint)NM$6.99
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Ethan's Magcargo 222/217 CGC PRISTINE 10 Ascended Heroes Holo Pokemon$120
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokémon Ascended Heroes Ethan's Magcargo 222$11.69
By grade
- Raw$8.0058 sales
- CGC 10$36.0035 sales
- CGC 9$10.8011 sales
- CGC 8.5$13.203 sales
- PSA 10$88.002 sales
- CGC 9.5$12.602 sales
- CGC 9.6$14.001 sale
- CGC 8$19.201 sale
From 114 completed sales recorded between Mar 9, 2026 and Aug 15, 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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NOT WORTH ITBased on 56 graded sales and 5,111,234 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.
Ethan's Magcargo is a Illustration Rare Pokémon card from Ascended Heroes (#222), illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa. It's a Stage 1 Fire-type Pokémon with 130 HP, evolving from Ethan's Slugma, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $5.84 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $80 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 14× 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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Verified sales history10 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
| Date | Grade | Price | Cert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $75.00 | #161213453 ✓ |
| 16 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $84.89 | #168220161 ✓ |
| 16 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $76.50 | #154206579 ✓ |
| 16 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $70.00 | #167984504 ✓ |
| 16 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $77.00 | #167984496 ✓ |
| 15 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $76.00 | #157276681 ✓ |
| 15 Aug 2026 | PSA 9 | $27.09 | #162513737 ✓ |
| 9 Aug 2026 | PSA 9 | $33.50 | #166891604 ✓ |
| 9 Aug 2026 | PSA 9 | $18.13 | #156670805 ✓ |
| 7 Aug 2026 | PSA 9 | $36.51 | #163070794 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 65.9% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$3); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Ethan's Magcargo is a Ultra Rare in Ascended Heroes — the pack's hit slot lands on Ultra Rare 10% of the time, split across 47 ultra rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 472 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 | $80.00 | $71 | +$3 | 13.7× |
| PSA 9 | $32.00 | $70 | −$44 | 5.5× |
| PSA 8 | $20.50 | $70 | −$56 | 3.5× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 457 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 65.9% | $80.00 |
| PSA 9 | 27.1% | $32.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 7% | $6.00 |
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 66% of 457 PSA-graded Ethan's Magcargo copies are a gem-mint 10 (301 of 457) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Ethan's Magcargo 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 301 | ✓ 17 cert-verified$80$80–$192 | |
| PSA 9pop 124 | $32$27–$37 | |
| PSA 8pop 23 | $21$21–$21 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
10% spreadCurrently 10% cheaper on TCGplayer 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
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 Ethan's Slugma.
If this Pokémon has no Energy attached, it has no Retreat Cost.
Discard up to 5 Fire Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 70 damage for each card you discarded in this way.
“This Pokémon lives near the craters of volcanoes. It stores fire energy in its shell of cooled and hardened magma.”
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Ethan's Magcargo cards
There are 3 different Ethan's Magcargo printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Ascended Heroes #222 (Illustration Rare).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Ethan's Magcargo (Ascended Heroes #222) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Ethan's Magcargo from Ascended Heroes is worth approximately $5.84 ungraded (near-mint), and around $80 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 Ethan's Magcargo?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Ethan's Magcargo from Ascended Heroes is worth around $80 — roughly 14× the raw ungraded value of $5.84.
Should I grade my Ethan's Magcargo?
A PSA 10 sells for about $80 versus $5.84 raw — roughly a 14× 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 Ethan's Magcargo rare?
Ethan's Magcargo is a Illustration Rare card from Ascended Heroes (card #222), illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa. Its current blended market value is $5.84 ungraded.
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