Dark Gyarados
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence51 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent CGC 10 sales
- Jul 27, 2026Fanatics$49.20
- Jul 27, 2026Fanatics$26.40
- Jul 27, 2026Fanatics$30.00
- Jul 27, 2026Fanatics$28.80
- Jul 24, 2026Fanatics$32.00
- Jul 20, 2026Fanatics$51.60
- Jul 20, 2026Fanatics$32.40
- Jul 13, 2026Fanatics$79.20
By grade
- CGC 10$31.20116 sales
- CGC 9$14.0036 sales
- PSA 10$85.0025 sales
- PSA 9$23.4014 sales
- CGC 9.5$15.008 sales
- CGC 8$10.808 sales
- CGC 8.5$9.007 sales
- CGC 9.6$25.502 sales
From 218 completed sales recorded between Jun 23, 2025 and Jul 27, 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 218 graded sales and 4,420,637 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.
Dark Gyarados is a Classic Collection Pokémon card from Celebrations: Classic Collection (#8), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. It's a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon with 70 HP, evolving from Magikarp, weak to Grass ×2. Its current blended market value is $5.20 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $86 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 17× 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.
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history10 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
| Date | Grade | Price | Cert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $86.00 | #106368796 ✓ |
| 15 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $120.00 | #94174611 ✓ |
| 15 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $155.81 | #125412435 ✓ |
| 14 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $75.00 | #75186530 ✓ |
| 14 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $99.99 | #169242329 ✓ |
| 13 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $93.99 | #158449597 ✓ |
| 13 Aug 2026 | PSA 9 | $28.00 | #143545208 ✓ |
| 12 Aug 2026 | PSA 9 | $18.01 | #142741901 ✓ |
| 12 Aug 2026 | PSA 9 | $46.00 | #162737144 ✓ |
| 11 Aug 2026 | PSA 9 | $24.00 | #160546510 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 65.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$10); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Dark Gyarados is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
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 | $86.00 | $71 | +$10 | 16.5× |
| PSA 9 | $26.06 | $70 | −$49 | 5.0× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 11,077 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 65.4% | $86.00 |
| PSA 9 | 31.5% | $26.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 3.1% | $5.00 |
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 65% of 11,077 PSA-graded Dark Gyarados copies are a gem-mint 10 (7,241 of 11,077) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Dark Gyarados 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 7,241 | ✓ 19 cert-verified$86$81–$110 | |
| PSA 9pop 3,488 | $26$22–$30 | |
| PSA 7pop 44 | 1 sold$23$20–$27 |
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.
🔥 Trending in the community
#23 on the radarGyarados is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “Sold these two cards for $300 each back in 2012, how'd I do?” · 679↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Magikarp.
When Dark Gyarados is Knocked Out by an attack, flip a coin. If heads, this power does 20 damage for each Water Energy attached to Dark Gyarados to the Pokémon that Knocked Out Dark Gyarados. Apply Weakness and Resistance. This power doesn't work if Dark Gyarados is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
“Normally found only in the deep ocean, it has recently been seen in shallow waters as well.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Dark Gyarados cards
There are 4 different Dark Gyarados printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Celebrations: Classic Collection #8 (Classic Collection).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Dark Gyarados (Celebrations: Classic Collection #8) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Dark Gyarados from Celebrations: Classic Collection is worth approximately $5.20 ungraded (near-mint), and around $86 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 Dark Gyarados?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Dark Gyarados from Celebrations: Classic Collection is worth around $86 — roughly 17× the raw ungraded value of $5.20.
Should I grade my Dark Gyarados?
A PSA 10 sells for about $86 versus $5.20 raw — roughly a 17× 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 Dark Gyarados rare?
Dark Gyarados is a Classic Collection card from Celebrations: Classic Collection (card #8), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. Its current blended market value is $5.20 ungraded.
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