Magneton9/130 · Base Set 2 Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$609 sold · 90d · pop 895
- PSA 9$1574 sold · 90d · pop 397
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 Base Set 2 #9/130, 2000. 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.
The same name and number exists in other sets. The number printed on your card is what separates them — this page prices 9/130.
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.
Magneton is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Base Set 2 (#9, released 2000), illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi. It's a Stage 1 Lightning-type Pokémon with 60 HP, evolving from Magnemite, weak to Fighting ×2. 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 15 September 2026.
Magneton price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence138 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
Sale mix: 2 auctions, 6 accepted offers, 2 fixed-price. A graded copy trades roughly every day (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$13.96148 sales · 138 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 8$59.9911 sales · 9 in 90d, sells regularly
- CGC 9$67.999 sales · 8 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 6$29.998 sales · 8 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 9$1187 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 8.5$46.437 sales · 6 in 90d, occasional
- Lot$9.004 sales
- PSA 7$17.503 sales
Is Magneton worth grading?
Raw $19.03 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $157.00, after ~$71.56 grading fee → 8.3× 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
Magneton is a Holo / V / ex in Base Set 2 — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 20 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 61 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 | $157.00 | $72 | +$66 | 8.3× |
| PSA 8 | $60.00 | $71 | −$30 | 3.2× |
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
24 of the 2,879 PSA-graded Magneton copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 0.83%. 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 2,879.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 1,190.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 35.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Magneton 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokemon TCG Magneton 9/130 Base Set 2 Holo MPRaw · eBay$6.50
Pokemon TCG Magneton 9/130 Base Set 2 Lightning Vintage Moderately Played CardRaw · eBay$7.99
Pokémon Magneton Base Set 2 9/130 Holo Rare Unlimited 60 HP English 2000Raw · eBay$9.00
Magneton 9/130 Base Set 2 (2000) Vintage WOTC Holo Rare - MPRaw · eBay$9.99
Pokémon TCG Magneton Base Set 2 Holo Unlimited Rare Card 9/130 HP ConditionRaw · eBay$9.99
Magneton Pokemon Base Set 2 BS2 #9/130 HoloRaw · eBay$9.99Cheapest raw copy $9.00 — 53% below our near-mint estimate of $19
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 9pop 397 | ✓ 8 cert-verified$157$149–$201 | |
| PSA 8pop 895 | ✓ 12 cert-verified$60$45–$61 | |
| PSA 7pop 679 | $28$23–$32 | |
| PSA 6pop 432 | ✓ 10 cert-verified$25$15–$25 | |
| PSA 5pop 321 | modelled$19$16–$25 | |
| PSA 4pop 73 | modelled$19$8–$25 | |
| PSA 3pop 18 | modelled$11$11–$11 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 5 slab of this card sells for about $25 (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
125% spreadCurrently 125% 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 Magnemite.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Does 20 damage to each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Magneton does 80 damage to itself.
“Formed by several Magnemites linked together. It frequently appears when sunspots flare up.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Magneton cards
There are 40 different Magneton printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Base Set 2 #9 (Rare Holo). The most valuable 7 are below.
More from Base Set 2
Frequently asked questions
How much is Magneton (Base Set 2 #9) worth?
As of 15 September 2026, Magneton from Base Set 2 is worth approximately $19.03 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
Is Magneton rare?
Magneton is a Rare Holo card from Base Set 2 (card #9).
How do I know if my Magneton is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
How do I tell this Magneton apart from the Base 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 9/130 (Base Set 2, 2000) and the other is 9/102 (Base, 1999).
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