Market value · Near Mint · Unlimited Holo
- PSA 8$766 sold · 90d · pop 382
- PSA 9$802 sold · 90d · pop 438
- PSA 10$3092 sold · 90d · pop 96
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Gym Challenge #17/132, 2000. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.
On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): a grey drop shadow runs down the right side of the picture frame, and there is no edition stamp. This is the common printing and the cheapest of the three.
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.
Blaine is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Gym Challenge (#17, released 2000), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Trainer card. It's listed among our holo rares. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 15 September 2026.
Blaine price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
High confidence84 sales in 90 days, closely clustered. · Very liquid — Sells often
Sale mix: 2 auctions, 5 accepted offers, 3 fixed-price. A graded copy trades roughly every 2 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$33.25103 sales · 84 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 8$85.506 sales · 6 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 7$56.496 sales · 6 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 9$55.005 sales
- PSA 10$3553 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- CGC 8.5$55.003 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 9$90.002 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- PSA 6$49.992 sales
Is Blaine worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 8 — worth $76 against the $114 you put in, a $38 loss. The money is in the 1 in 3 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $80–$309. Averaged over every outcome that is −$29 a card.
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These are set to a flawless copy — the answer above. Change any of them to re-price it for the card in your hand.
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
Blaine is a Holo / V / ex in Gym Challenge — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 20 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 61 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 | $309.00 | $73 | +$193 | 7.3× |
| PSA 9 | $80.00 | $71 | −$33 | 1.9× |
| PSA 8 | $76.00 | $71 | −$37 | 1.8× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,329 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 7.2% | $309.00 |
| PSA 9 | 32.7% | $80.00 |
| PSA 8 — typical | 28.4% | $76.00 |
| PSA 7 | 16.3% | $48.00 |
| PSA 6 | 8.6% | $40.00 |
| PSA 5 | 3.6% | $40.00 |
| PSA 4 | 1.4% | $40.00 |
| PSA 3 | 0.6% | $40.00 |
| PSA 2 | 0.1% | $40.00 |
| PSA 1 | 0.4% | $40.00 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 0.8% | $42.51 |
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
96 of the 1,336 PSA-graded Blaine copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 7.2%. 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 1,336.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 733.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 129.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 23.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Blaine 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Blaine Gym Challenge Holo Card 17/132 HP/DMGRaw · eBay$22.00
Blaine - 17/132 - Pokemon Gym Challenge Unlimited Holo Rare Card WOTC HPRaw · eBay$23.74![Blaine (17) Unlimited Holofoil [G2 - 017/132]](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/1~wAAeSwM89qhbZ-/s-l225.jpg)
Blaine (17) Unlimited Holofoil [G2 - 017/132]Raw · eBay$28.99
Blaine (17) G2 #017/132 Holo Rare Unlimited LP PokemonRaw · eBay$29.99
Pokémon TCG Card Game Blaine Trainer Gym Challenge #17 Rare HoloRaw · eBay$30.00
Slightly Played, English - 1 x Pokemon Blaine - 17/132 - Holo Rare - Unlimited ERaw · eBay$31.35Cheapest raw copy $28.99 — 32% below our near-mint estimate of $43
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 96 | ✓ 17 cert-verified$309$302–$408 | |
| PSA 9pop 438 | $80$68–$92 | |
| PSA 8pop 382 | ✓ 39 cert-verified$76 | |
| PSA 7pop 220 | $48$41–$55 | |
| PSA 6pop 119 | ✓ 10 cert-verified$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 $75 (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
8% spreadCurrently 8% 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.
🇪🇺 Europe price · eBay sold
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
During this turn, instead of attaching your free Energy card, you may instead attach 2 Fire Energy cards to 1 of your Pokémon with Blaine in its name. (Playing additional copies of this card this turn has no effect.)
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Blaine cards
There are 2 different Blaine printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Gym Challenge #17 (Rare Holo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Blaine (Gym Challenge #17) worth?
As of 15 September 2026, Blaine from Gym Challenge is worth approximately $42.51 ungraded (near-mint), and around $309 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 Blaine?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Blaine from Gym Challenge is worth around $309 — roughly 7× the raw ungraded value of $42.51.
Should I grade my Blaine?
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 Blaine rare?
Blaine is a Rare Holo card from Gym Challenge (card #17).
How do I know if my Blaine is 1st Edition Holofoil?
Bottom-left of the illustration window: A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.
How do I know if my Blaine is Unlimited Holo?
Right-hand edge of the illustration window: On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): a grey drop shadow runs down the right side of the picture frame, and there is no edition stamp. This is the common printing and the cheapest of the three.
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