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Check your printing9 different Absol printings exist — is this your card? Dragon #1
Absol Dragon #1 Pokémon card
Rare Holo

Absol

Dragon · 1/97 · Illustrated by Naoyo Kimura
70 HPDarknessPokémonBasic

Market value · ungraded

$161.93 131.4% · 30d
Confidencehigh
Sales · 90 days8
Last sale$72 Raw · 24 Jul 2026
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. eBay + Fanatics + TCGplayer. Updated 20 August 2026. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$162

What this price is based on

Medium confidence

32 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.

Median · Raw$94.3745 sales
Trimmed mean$96.06outliers removed
Range$49.00$200lowest to highest sale
Sales rate11.2/mo67 recorded

What each version actually sells for

PrintingNear MintLightly PlayedModerately Played
Common$104 33 sales$93.00 8 sales

Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.

Recent Raw sales

  • Aug 16, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG 2003 Absol #1 Dragon Holo Rare$62.30
  • Aug 13, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG EX Dragon #1/97 Absol Holo w/SWIRL$130
  • Aug 11, 2026eBay — Absol Holo Rare EX Dragon 1/97 MP Condition Pokémon TCG VintageMP$64.99
  • Aug 6, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG EX Dragon #1/97 Absol Holo w/SWIRL NM!NM$175
  • Aug 5, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG 2003 Absol #1 Dragon Holo Rare$59.99
  • Aug 2, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Absol 1/97 Dragon Holo Rare 70 HP English Basic$118
  • Jul 30, 2026eBay — Pokémon Absol #1/97 Holo Rare - 2003 EX Dragon - NM W/Multiple Indents (Damage)DM$51.00
  • Jul 30, 2026eBay — Vintage 2003 Pokemon EX Dragon Absol 1/97 Holo Rare E-Reader Card Basic 70HP NMNM$79.99

By grade

  • Raw$94.3745 sales
  • PSA 8$2356 sales
  • PSA 9$3953 sales
  • PSA 10$2,3103 sales
  • PSA 6$1022 sales
  • PSA 7$1951 sale
  • PSA 5$1161 sale
  • PSA 4$1351 sale

From 67 completed sales recorded between Feb 7, 2026 and Aug 16, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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Based on 21 graded sales and 1,890,359 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Absol is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Dragon (#1), illustrated by Naoyo Kimura. It's a Basic Darkness-type Pokémon with 70 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $161.93 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $1,982 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 12× 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

22 May 202620 Aug 2026
Latest
$161.93
Period high
$164.66
Period low
$153.87
Change
5.2%
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Verified sales history18 in 90 daysreal completed listings

Last sold
$72
Raw · 24 Jul 2026
Typical Raw
$106
Sales · last 90 days
7
How often it sells
Sells regularly
every 2 days · 3 in last 30 days
Worn-condition sales — shown for context, not price-forming
These listings claimed play wear in the title (LP/MP/played/damaged), so they sell below the Near Mint price above and are excluded from it.

Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.

Last sold price
$324
CGC 10 · 10 Aug 2026
Typical PSA 10
$2,220
Sales · last 90 days
1
How often it sells
Occasional sales
1 in last 30 days

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

DateGradePriceCert
14 Aug 2026PSA 8$280.00#48996067
11 Aug 2026PSA 9$355.00#29055526
10 Aug 2026PSA 6$99.87#161136775
9 Aug 2026PSA 8$338.88#57860978
8 Aug 2026PSA 10$1,982.18#28238301
3 Aug 2026PSA 9$394.54#94416028
29 Jul 2026PSA 6$105.00#52333178
26 Jul 2026PSA 8$178.00#121965459
16 Jul 2026PSA 5$116.11#162489373
10 Jul 2026PSA 9$425.00#67940223

Demand & liquidity

Liquid · Sells regularlyDemand 71/100
Sales · 30d3
Sales · 90d7
Price momentum+131%
Raw
$106
RawNM
$103

Last sold $190 · PSA 8 · 26 Jul 2026

Should you grade it?

+$127

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 9.7% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$1,695); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)9.7%
Expected return+$127
PSA 10 best case+$1,695
Break-evenPSA 9+
VerdictWorth grading

The odds

Absol is a Holo / V / ex in Dragon — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 21 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 64 packs.

Holo / V / ex33%21 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)9.7%50 of 518
PSA 932.8%170 of 518
PSA graded so far518
Gem Mint 1050
Total graded518

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 gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$1,982.00$125+$1,69512.2×
PSA 9$395.00$74+$1592.4×
PSA 8$190.00$72$441.2×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 518 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 109.7%$1,982.00
PSA 932.8%$395.00
PSA ≤857.5%$162.00

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 10% of 518 PSA-graded Absol copies are a gem-mint 10 (50 of 518) — the rest grade lower.

PSA518 gradedPSA 10 · 50 · 10% gem
1050
9170
8139
771
649
523
46
32
23
15
CGC406 gradedCGC 10 · 72 · 18% gem
1072
9.518
996
8.574
844

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Absol 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$153.87
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 50✓ 13 cert-verified$1,982$1,887$2,553
PSA 9pop 170✓ 20 cert-verified$395$204$395
PSA 8pop 139✓ 22 cert-verified$190$129$190
PSA 7pop 71✓ 10 cert-verified$90
PSA 6pop 49$86$45$86
PSA 2pop 3$45$12$45
PSA 1pop 5$31$31$31
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$161.93
LPLightly Played$119.20
MPModerately Played$94.84
HPHeavily Played$52.61
DMGDamaged$26.27
7-dayflat
30-dayflat
90-day 34.3%
All-time high$416
All-time low$55
Other printingsReverse Holofoil · $85.20
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost

For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $105 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.

Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +131%
Volatility · 90dStable ±3%
90d low $154near its high$165 high

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
Bad News
Darkness

If the number of cards in your opponent's hand is at least 6, choose a number of cards there, without looking, until your opponent has 5 cards left. Have your opponent discard the cards you chose.

Prize Count20+
Darkness · Colorless

If you have more Prize cards left than your opponent, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.

Weakness Fighting ×2Resistance Psychic -30Retreat 1
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Disaster PokémonGEN III

Every time ABSOL appears before people, it is followed by a disaster such as an earthquake or a tidal wave. As a result, it came to be known as the disaster POKéMON.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#1
RarityRare Holo
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeDarkness
HP70
WeaknessFighting ×2
ResistancePsychic -30
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#359
Card IDex3-1
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Absol cards

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Absol (Dragon #1) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Absol from Dragon is worth approximately $161.93 ungraded (near-mint), and around $1,982 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 Absol?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Absol from Dragon is worth around $1,982 — roughly 12× the raw ungraded value of $161.93.

Should I grade my Absol?

A PSA 10 sells for about $1,982 versus $161.93 raw — roughly a 12× 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 Absol rare?

Absol is a Rare Holo card from Dragon (card #1), illustrated by Naoyo Kimura. Its current blended market value is $161.93 ungraded.

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