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Ekans Expedition Base Set #108 Pokémon card
Common

Ekans Expedition Base Set #108

Card #108 · Illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto
50 HPGrassPokémonBasic
Market value · ungraded
$42.73
1.8% · 30d
PSA 10
$597
14× raw
7 sales · last 90 days · Fanatics + TCGplayer
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint
$42.73
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9 different Ekans printings exist — is this your card? Expedition Base Set #108

Ekans is a Common Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set (#108), illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto. It's a Basic Grass-type Pokémon with 50 HP, weak to Psychic ×2. Its current blended market value is $42.73 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $597 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 14× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$42.73
LPLightly Played$21.40
MPModerately Played$11.96
HPHeavily Played$11.51
DMGDamaged$4.65
7-dayflat
30-day 1.8%
90-day 23.1%
All-time high$43
All-time low$11
Other printingsNormal · $3.52

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$43
Normal$4

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$42.73
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 8$597$266$612
PSA 9pop 40$75$58$78
PSA 8pop 48$52$15$65
PSA 7pop 15$32$32$32
PSA 5pop 6$30$30$30
“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.

Price history · Raw

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Latest
$3.19
Period high
$4.24
Period low
$1.45
Change
72.4%

Recent sold prices

Last sold price
$26
CGC 10 · 8 Jun 2026
Typical CGC 10
$25
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.

Population across graders

Only 6% of 129 PSA-graded Ekans copies are a gem-mint 10 (8 of 129) — the rest grade lower.

PSA129 gradedPSA 10 · 8 · 6% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (9 grades)
108
940
848
715
6.51
67
56
42
12
CGC272 gradedCGC 10 · 69 · 25% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (5 grades)
1069
9.512
970
8.546
828
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Ekans 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$42
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case.
Only 6.2% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$468); most land at PSA 9 or below.
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$597.02$85.96+$46814.0×
PSA 9$74.55$70.74$391.7×
PSA 8$52.11$70.51$611.2×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 129 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
6.2%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$42
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$468
Break-even
PSA 10+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 106.2%$597.00
PSA 931%$75.00
PSA ≤862.8%$43.00

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.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
PSA 10 slabs — buy nowLive on eBay
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Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

49% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$29
TCGplayer · dearest$43

Currently 49% 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

Momentum · 30dFlat +2%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 49% gap

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

Card text

Poison Sting10
Grass
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness Psychic ×2Retreat 1

About the Pokémon

Snake PokémonGEN IEkansArbok

Moves silently and stealthily. Eats the eggs of birds, such as PIDGEY and SPEAROW, whole.

Card details

Number#108
RarityCommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeGrass
HP50
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#23
Card IDecard1-108
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Ekans cards

There are 9 different Ekans printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Expedition Base Set #108 (Common).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Ekans (Expedition Base Set #108) worth?

As of 5 July 2026, Ekans from Expedition Base Set is worth approximately $42.73 ungraded (near-mint), and around $597 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 Ekans?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Ekans from Expedition Base Set is worth around $597 — roughly 14× the raw ungraded value of $42.73.

Should I grade my Ekans?

A PSA 10 sells for about $597 versus $42.73 raw — roughly a 14× 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 Ekans rare?

Ekans is a Common card from Expedition Base Set (card #108), illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto. Its current blended market value is $42.73 ungraded.