Malamar
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence45 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Malamar SV18/SV94 Shiny Rare Hidden Fates Shiny Vault Pokemon Holo NM/MNM$1.99
- Aug 3, 2026eBay — Malamar SV18/SV94 Shiny Rare Hidden Fates Shiny Vault Pokemon Holo Near MintNM$3.00
- Aug 3, 2026eBay — Malamar-Holo Pokémon 2019 Pokemon Sun & Moon Hidden Fates #SV18$33.00
- Aug 2, 2026eBay — Malamar (#SV18/SV94) - Holofoil SM - Hidden Fates: Shiny Vault LP PokemonLP$1.92
- Aug 2, 2026eBay — ~ESP~ SPANISH Malamar SV18 Baby Shiny Hidden Fates Pokemon Card (g5)$3.00
- Jul 30, 2026eBay — Malamar SV18/SV94 Hidden Fates Shiny Vault Shiny Holo Rare Pokemon TCG MINT CONDNM$3.02
- Jul 29, 2026eBay — Malamar SV18/SV94 Hidden Fates: Shiny Vault Holo$0.99
- Jul 28, 2026eBay — Pokémon Malamar card SV18/SV94 Hidden Fates: Shiny Vault Holo$17.59
By grade
- Raw$2.9951 sales
- PSA 10$34.9913 sales
- PSA 9$14.602 sales
From 66 completed sales recorded between Apr 6, 2026 and Aug 9, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 15 graded sales and 4,410,956 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Malamar is a Rare Shiny Pokémon card from Hidden Fates Shiny Vault (#SV18), illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa. It's a Stage 1 Psychic-type Pokémon with 90 HP, evolving from Inkay, weak to Psychic ×2. Its current blended market value is $2.76 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $32 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 12× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history10 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
| Date | Grade | Price | Cert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $29.00 | #54306714 ✓ |
| 5 Aug 2026 | PSA 10 | $34.99 | #53620706 ✓ |
| 16 Jul 2026 | PSA 9 | $16.00 | #62395026 ✓ |
| 9 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $28.00 | #59046812 ✓ |
| 9 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $33.00 | #61914141 ✓ |
| 8 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $40.00 | #48303962 ✓ |
| 6 Jul 2026 | PSA 10 | $37.99 | #53866101 ✓ |
| 28 May 2026 | PSA 9 | $15.00 | #46939939 ✓ |
| 4 May 2026 | PSA 9 | $13.20 | #142482258 ✓ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | PSA 9 | $10.00 | #51859125 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 61.7% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case −$41); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Malamar is a Rare in Hidden Fates Shiny Vault — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 59.7% of the time, split across 45 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 75 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 | $31.99 | $70 | −$41 | 11.6× |
| PSA 9 | $13.20 | $70 | −$60 | 4.8× |
| PSA 8 | $8.76 | $70 | −$64 | 3.2× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,395 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 61.7% | $32.00 |
| PSA 9 | 34.1% | $13.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 4.2% | $3.00 |
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.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 62% of 1,395 PSA-graded Malamar copies are a gem-mint 10 (861 of 1,395) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Malamar 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 861 | $32$27–$37 | |
| PSA 9pop 475 | 1 sold$13$11–$15 | |
| PSA 8pop 51 | $9$9–$10 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
8% spreadCurrently 8% cheaper on Cardmarket 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.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
8% cheaper than the USCard textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Inkay.
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a Psychic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
“It lures prey close with hypnotic motions, then wraps its tentacles around it before finishing it off with digestive fluids.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Malamar cards
There are 9 different Malamar printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Hidden Fates Shiny Vault #SV18 (Rare Shiny).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Malamar (Hidden Fates Shiny Vault #SV18) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Malamar from Hidden Fates Shiny Vault is worth approximately $2.76 ungraded (near-mint), and around $32 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 Malamar?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Malamar from Hidden Fates Shiny Vault is worth around $32 — roughly 12× the raw ungraded value of $2.76.
Should I grade my Malamar?
A PSA 10 sells for about $32 versus $2.76 raw — roughly a 12× 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 Malamar rare?
Malamar is a Rare Shiny card from Hidden Fates Shiny Vault (card #SV18), illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa. Its current blended market value is $2.76 ungraded.
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