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Salamence Dragon #19 Pokémon card
Rare

Salamence

Dragon · 19/97 · Illustrated by Kouki Saitou
100 HPColorlessPokémonStage 2

Market value · ungraded

$180.95 35.7% · 30d
Confidencehigh
Sales · 90 days7
Range$181$186
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. Fanatics + TCGplayer. Updated 20 August 2026. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$181

What this price is based on

Medium confidence

4 sales in 90 days — enough for a guide, not a guarantee.

Median · Raw$90.004 sales
Trimmed mean$92.43outliers removed
Range$87.00$103lowest to highest sale
Sales rate7.5/mo45 recorded

Recent Raw sales

  • Jul 20, 2026eBay — Pokemon Salamence 19/97 EX Dragon Cosmos Foil NMNM$90.00
  • Jun 25, 2026eBay — Pokemon Salamence Cosmos Holo 19/97 EX Dragon E-Reader (NM)NM$90.00
  • Jun 20, 2026eBay — Salamence 19/97 (EX Dragon) Cosmos Holo Promo Pokemon Card$87.00
  • Jun 12, 2026eBay — Salamence 19/97 (EX Dragon) Cosmos Holo Promo Pokemon Card$103

By grade

  • PSA 9$2789 sales
  • PSA 8$2006 sales
  • PSA 10$1,8006 sales
  • Lot$8.406 sales
  • Raw$90.004 sales
  • CGC 9$77.003 sales
  • CGC 10$5253 sales
  • PSA 4$67.392 sales

From 45 completed sales recorded between Feb 3, 2026 and Aug 13, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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Based on 35 graded sales and 1,890,439 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Salamence is a Rare Pokémon card from Dragon (#19), illustrated by Kouki Saitou. It's a Stage 2 Colorless-type Pokémon with 100 HP, evolving from Shelgon. Its current blended market value is $180.95 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $275 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 2× 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

1 Sept 202320 Aug 2026
Latest
$180.95
Period high
$185.71
Period low
$38.29
Change
231.6%
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Verified sales history17 in 90 daysreal completed listings

Last sold price
$25
CGC 5 · 10 Aug 2026
Typical PSA 10
$1,800
Sales · last 90 days
7
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
6 Aug 2026PSA 1$35.00#161901255
2 Aug 2026PSA 8$29.99#85984874
31 Jul 2026PSA 9$39.00#141261145
18 Jul 2026PSA 7$29.99#79126913
12 Jul 2026PSA 10$350.00#59617843
11 Jul 2026PSA 9$44.99#59617849
10 Jul 2026PSA 8$35.00#94364820
28 Jun 2026PSA 6$28.99#79126912
26 Jun 2026PSA 10$399.00#57028692
12 Jun 2026PSA 8$40.99#148632949

Should you grade it?

$115

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 27.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$21); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)27.4%
Expected return$115
PSA 10 best case+$21
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Salamence is a Rare in Dragon — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 10 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 15 packs.

Rare67%10 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)27.4%164 of 598
PSA 947.7%285 of 598
PSA graded so far598
Gem Mint 10164
Total graded598

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$275.00$73+$211.5×
PSA 9$39.00$70$2120.2×
PSA 8$29.00$70$2220.2×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 598 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1027.4%$275.00
PSA 947.7%$39.00
PSA ≤824.9%$181.00

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 27% of 598 PSA-graded Salamence copies are a gem-mint 10 (164 of 598) — the rest grade lower.

PSA598 gradedPSA 10 · 164 · 27% gem
10164
9285
896
735
611
53
43
11
CGC1,590 gradedCGC 10 · 430 · 27% gem
10430
9.570
9414
8.5254
8150

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Salamence 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)$180.95
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 164✓ 16 cert-verified$275$275$395
PSA 8pop 96✓ 20 cert-verified$29
“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$180.95
LPLightly Played$141.33
HPHeavily Played$62.01
7-dayflat
30-dayflat
90-day 13.2%
All-time high$185
All-time low$111
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +36%

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🔥 Trending in the community

#166 on the radar
Mentions this week1

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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Evolves from Shelgon.

Intimidating FangPoké-Body

As long as Salamence is your Active Pokémon, any damage done to your Pokémon by an opponent's attack is reduced by 10 (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

Dragon Flame40+
Fire · Water · Colorless

You may discard an Energy card attached to Salamence. If you do, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage.

Retreat 2
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Dragon PokémonGEN IIIBagonShelgonSalamence

SALAMENCE came about as a result of a strong, long-held dream of growing wings. It is said that this powerful desire triggered a sudden mutation in this POKéMON’s cells, causing it to sprout its magnificent wings.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#19
RarityRare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 2
TypeColorless
HP100
Evolves fromShelgon
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#373
Card IDex3-19
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Salamence (Dragon #19) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Salamence from Dragon is worth approximately $180.95 ungraded (near-mint), and around $275 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 $275 — roughly 2× the raw ungraded value of $180.95.

Should I grade my Salamence?

A PSA 10 sells for about $275 versus $180.95 raw — roughly a 2× 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 card from Dragon (card #19), illustrated by Kouki Saitou. Its current blended market value is $180.95 ungraded.

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