Rocket's Moltres #12 1st Edition Price
1st Edition vs other printings
Each printing is a distinct collectible with its own market. The card's headline value on the main page reflects the most valuable printing.
1st Edition price history
PriceCharting 1st edition raw history, 1 May 2021 – 1 Jul 2026 — this printing's own series, not the base printing's.
At PSA 9, the 1st Edition printing sells for $595 vs $220 for the standard printing — a 2.7× premium confirmed by actual cert-linked sales (10 1st Edition + 5 standard), not estimates.
About the 1st Edition printing
The 1st Edition Rocket's Moltres carries the "1st Edition" stamp (a small circular badge on the lower-left of the artwork) and was printed only in the very first run of Gym Heroes. 1st Edition copies are far scarcer than Unlimited and command a large premium — often several times the Unlimited price — so authenticating the stamp and grade is critical.
1st Edition graded prices
Grading a clean 1st edition copy turns roughly $193 into about $5,000 at PSA 10 (~26×) — PSA grades this card gem (10) about 2% of the time. Graded prices are specific to the 1st Edition printing (PriceCharting).
Cert-verified 1st Edition sales
Each sale is tied by PSA to one specific 1st edition slab — click the cert number to verify the exact card, edition, grade and serial on psacard.com.