Torkoal12/97 · Dragon Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Holofoil
- PSA 8$551 sold · 90d · pop 80
- PSA 9$2044 sold · 90d · pop 132
- PSA 10$7703 sold · 90d · pop 54
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 Dragon #12/97, 2003. 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.
Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
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.
Torkoal is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Dragon (#12, released 2003), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. It's a Basic Fire-type Pokémon with 80 HP, weak to Water ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 8 September 2026.
Torkoal price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
High confidence28 sales in 90 days, closely clustered. · Very liquid — Sells often
Sale mix: 3 auctions, 3 accepted offers, 4 fixed-price. A graded copy trades roughly every 6 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$39.9936 sales · 28 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 9$2196 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 10$2105 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- PSA 10$9054 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$99.953 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 9$75.782 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- TAG 7.5$1041 sale
- PSA 7$1061 sale
Is Torkoal worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 9 — worth $204 against the $140 you put in. The money is in the 1 in 2 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $204–$770. Averaged over every outcome that is +$87 a card.
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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
Torkoal 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 | $770.00 | $108 | +$599 | 12.2× |
| PSA 9 | $204.00 | $72 | +$69 | 3.2× |
| PSA 8 | $55.00 | $71 | −$79 | 0.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 323 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 16.7% | $770.00 |
| PSA 9 — typical | 38.4% | $204.00 |
| PSA 8 | 23.5% | $55.00 |
| PSA 7 | 13% | $34.61 |
| PSA 6 | 5% | $34.61 |
| PSA 5 | 2.2% | $34.61 |
| PSA 4 | 0.6% | $34.61 |
| PSA 3 | 0.3% | $34.61 |
| PSA 2 | 0.3% | $34.61 |
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. 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 & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
54 of the 339 PSA-graded Torkoal copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 16%. 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 339.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 132.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 11.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 11.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Torkoal 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokémon Torkoal 12/97 E READERRaw · eBay$39.00
Pokemon TCG Torkoal 12/97 Dragon Holo Rare English Basic HP80Raw · eBay$55.00
Torkoal 12/97 Holo Rare Dragon Pokemon Near MintRaw · eBay$99.99Cheapest raw copy $39.00 — 38% below our near-mint estimate of $63
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 54 | ✓ 12 cert-verified$770$770–$1,150 | |
| PSA 9pop 132 | ✓ 13 cert-verified$204$110–$204 | |
| PSA 8pop 80 | ✓ 15 cert-verified$55$47–$63 | |
| PSA 7pop 44 | modelled$35$20–$40 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $34 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
94% spreadCurrently 94% 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
Search your discard pile for up to 2 basic Energy cards, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand.
The Defending Pokémon is now Burned. Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy card attached to Torkoal.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
TORKOAL digs through mountains in search of coal. If it finds some, it fills hollow spaces on its shell with the coal and burns it. If it is attacked, this POKéMON spouts thick black smoke to beat a retreat.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Torkoal cards
There are 20 different Torkoal printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Dragon #12 (Rare Holo). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Torkoal (Dragon #12) worth?
As of 8 September 2026, Torkoal from Dragon is worth approximately $63.33 ungraded (near-mint), and around $770 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 Torkoal?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Torkoal from Dragon is worth around $770 — roughly 12× the raw ungraded value of $63.33.
Should I grade my Torkoal?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Torkoal rare?
Torkoal is a Rare Holo card from Dragon (card #12).
How do I know if my Torkoal is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
How do I know if my Torkoal is Reverse Holo?
The card body, not the picture: Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
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