Lapras HeartGold & SoulSilver #24

Card #24 · Illustrated by Suwama Chiaki

90 HPWaterPokémonBasic

Market value · ungraded

$37.27

Blended across TCGplayer
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint

$37.27

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9 different Lapras printings exist — is this your card? HeartGold & SoulSilver #24

Lapras is a Rare Pokémon card from HeartGold & SoulSilver (#24), illustrated by Suwama Chiaki. It's a Basic Water-type Pokémon with 90 HP, weak to Metal ×2. Its current blended market value is $37.27 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

#8 most valuable Lapras of 49 #20 most valuable in HeartGold & SoulSilver of 124

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$38.79

LPLightly Played$21.54

MPModerately Played$10.63

HPHeavily Played$4.09

DMGDamaged$0.79

7-dayflat

30-dayflat

90-day▲ 31.6%

All-time high$39

All-time low$23

Other printingsNormal · $11.39

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$37

Normal$12

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

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$38.79

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 8pop 10		$54$54–$80

“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

$4.50

Period high

$6.22

Period low

$1.78

Change

▲ 152.8%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

Only 0% of 15 PSA-graded Lapras copies are a gem-mint 10 (0 of 15) — the rest grade lower.

PSA15 gradedPSA 10 · 0 · 0% gem rate

Full grade breakdown (3 grades)

810

CGC50 gradedCGC 10 · 5 · 10% gem rate

Full grade breakdown (5 grades)

105

9.51

911

8.58

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Lapras 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

−$54

Raw $37.27 → graded PSA 8 ≈ $54.17
after ~$70.53 grading fee → 1.5× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 8	$54.17	$70.53	−$54	1.5×

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. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay

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Cross-market prices

113% spread

PriceCharting · cheapest$18

TCGplayer · dearest$37

Currently 113% 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 0%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 113% gap

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

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Card text

Ice Beam20

Colorless · Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Ice Blade

Water · Water

Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Weakness Metal ×2Retreat 2

“They have gentle hearts. Because they rarely fight, many have been caught. Their number has dwindled.”

About the Pokémon

Transport PokémonGEN I

A POKéMON that has been over hunted almost to extinction. It can ferry people across the water.

Card details

SetHeartGold & SoulSilver →

Number#24

RarityRare

PokémonAll Lapras cards →

GenerationGen I · Kanto →

ArtistSuwama Chiaki →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesBasic

TypeWater

HP90

WeaknessMetal ×2

Retreat cost2

National Pokédex#131

Card IDhgss1-24

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Lapras cards

There are 9 different Lapras printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is HeartGold & SoulSilver #24 (Rare).