Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence31 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — HP/DMG Pokemon SALAMENCE Card EX DRAGON Set #10/97 Holo Foil Rare#1DM$69.99
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Salamence 10/97 EX Dragon Holo Rare Foil Card DamagedDM$30.00
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — 2003 Salamence HP Holo Rare 10/97 EX Dragon e-Series Pokemon TCG VintageHP$50.00
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG EX Dragon Salamence 10/97 Holo Rare English HP120 Stage 2$79.00
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — Pokemon Salamence 10/97 EX Dragon Holo HP/DMGDM$25.00
- Aug 4, 2026eBay — 2003 Pokemon EX Dragon Salamence Holo #10/97$167
- Aug 1, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Salamence Holo Rare 10/97 EX Dragon 2003 E-Reader HPHP$30.00
- Jul 30, 2026eBay — Salamence 10/97 EX Dragon Holo Rare English 2003 Pokemon Card TCG$275
By grade
- Raw$12531 sales
- PSA 9$3416 sales
- CGC 9$1434 sales
- PSA 8$2023 sales
- CGC 10$5503 sales
- PSA 6$82.862 sales
- PSA 10$1,5882 sales
- PSA 1$57.002 sales
From 57 completed sales recorded between Sep 10, 2025 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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✨ 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 Dragon (#10), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Stage 2 Colorless-type Pokémon with 120 HP, evolving from Shelgon, weak to Colorless ×2. Its current blended market value is $109.81 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $1,775 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 16× 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
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Verified sales history12 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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.
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 14.2% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$1,542); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Salamence 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.
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 | $1,775.00 | $123 | +$1,542 | 16.2× |
| PSA 9 | $286.00 | $73 | +$103 | 2.6× |
| PSA 8 | $103.50 | $71 | −$77 | 0.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 577 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 14.2% | $1,775.00 |
| PSA 9 | 35.5% | $286.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 50.3% | $110.00 |
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 14% of 577 PSA-graded Salamence copies are a gem-mint 10 (82 of 577) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Salamence 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
![Salamence - 10/97 [DR - 10/97]](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/XFYAAeSwHGxqI-Ut/s-l225.jpg)
Salamence - 10/97 [DR - 10/97]Raw · eBay$133.06
Pokemon TCG Salamence 10/97 EX Dragon Holo Rare Foil CardRaw · eBay$149.99Cheapest raw copy $133.06 — 21% above our estimate of $110
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 82 | ✓ 20 cert-verified$1,775$1,339–$1,811 | |
| PSA 9pop 205 | $286$243–$329 | |
| PSA 8pop 158 | $104$88–$119 | |
| PSA 7pop 65 | ✓ 5 cert-verified$45$30–$45 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 1 slab of this card sells for about $78 (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
149% spreadCurrently 149% 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.
🔥 Trending in the community
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Shelgon.
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Salamence is your Active Pokémon, you may switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with 1 of the Defending Pokémon. Your opponent chooses the Defending Pokémon to switch. This power can't be used if Salamence is affected by a Special Condition.
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Salamence during your opponent's next turn.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Salamence cards
There are 9 different Salamence printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Dragon #10 (Rare Holo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Salamence (Dragon #10) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Salamence from Dragon is worth approximately $109.81 ungraded (near-mint), and around $1,775 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 Salamence?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Salamence from Dragon is worth around $1,775 — roughly 16× the raw ungraded value of $109.81.
Should I grade my Salamence?
A PSA 10 sells for about $1,775 versus $109.81 raw — roughly a 16× 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 Salamence rare?
Salamence is a Rare Holo card from Dragon (card #10), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $109.81 ungraded.
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