Steelix87/95 · HS—Unleashed Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$1894 sold · 90d · pop 147
- PSA 9$300modelled · pop 102
- PSA 10$390modelled · pop 10
Why prices differ
TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for HS—Unleashed #87/95, 2010. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
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.
Steelix is a Rare Prime Pokémon card from HS—Unleashed (#87, released 2010), illustrated by Wataru Kawahara. It's a Stage 1 Prime Metal-type Pokémon with 140 HP, evolving from Onix, weak to Fire ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 15 September 2026.
Steelix price history & recent sales
Graded a PSA 10? See its cert-verified sales and price history → — individual sales PSA tied to a specific slab, each with a cert number you can check.
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence55 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
5 of 10 verified sales were competitive auctions — this price reflects real bidding, not asking prices. A graded copy trades roughly every 3 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$66.00109 sales · 55 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 7$13911 sales · 7 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$3006 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 9$9495 sales
- PSA 6$62.003 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- CGC 8$1802 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 10$4502 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- TAG 6$1151 sale
Is Steelix worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 8 — worth $189 against the $192 you put in, a $3 loss. The money is in the 1 in 4 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $300–$390. Averaged over every outcome that is −$15 a card.
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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
Steelix is a Ultra Rarecard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
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 | $390.01 | $74 | +$196 | 3.2× |
| PSA 9 | $299.99 | $73 | +$107 | 2.5× |
| PSA 8 | $189.00 | $72 | −$3 | 1.6× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 451 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 2.2% | $390.01 |
| PSA 9 | 22.6% | $299.99 |
| PSA 8 — typical | 30.6% | $189.00 |
| PSA 7 | 22.2% | $136.25 |
| PSA 6 | 13.5% | $62.00 |
| PSA 5 | 5.8% | $45.00 |
| PSA 4 | 1.6% | $22.48 |
| PSA 3 | 0.4% | $22.48 |
| PSA 2 | 0.2% | $22.48 |
| PSA 1 | 0.7% | $22.48 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 0.2% | $120.08 |
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
10 of the 487 PSA-graded Steelix copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 2.1%. 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 487.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 163.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 3.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Steelix 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Steelix (Prime) 87/95 Unleashed HoloRaw · eBay$42.64
Steelix (Prime) 87/95 Unleashed HoloRaw · eBay$50.00![Steelix (Prime) 87/95 Unleashed Holo [HP]](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ngYAAeSwBDpqVas3/s-l225.jpg)
Steelix (Prime) 87/95 Unleashed Holo [HP]Raw · eBay$60.00
Steelix (Prime) 87/95 Unleashed HoloRaw · eBay$65.00
Steelix (Prime) 87/95 Unleashed HoloRaw · eBay$68.00
2010 POKEMON STEELIX UNLEASHED 87. LpRaw · eBay$70.00Cheapest raw copy $42.64 — 64% below our near-mint estimate of $120
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 10 | modelled$390$390–$390 | |
| PSA 9pop 102 | modelled$300$300–$300 | |
| PSA 8pop 147 | ✓ 18 cert-verified$189$114–$189 | |
| PSA 7pop 115 | $136$116–$157 | |
| PSA 6pop 71 | ✓ 11 cert-verified$62$42–$62 | |
| PSA 5pop 27 | ✓ 5 cert-verified$45$27–$45 | |
| PSA 4pop 8 | modelled$22$19–$23 |
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 $62 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
84% spreadCurrently 84% 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.
🔥 Trending in the community
#138 on the radarSteelix is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Onix.
Steelix can't be affected by any Special Conditions
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About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Steelix (HS—Unleashed #87) worth?
As of 15 September 2026, Steelix from HS—Unleashed is worth approximately $120.08 ungraded (near-mint), and around $390 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 Steelix?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Steelix from HS—Unleashed is worth around $390 — roughly 3× the raw ungraded value of $120.08.
Should I grade my Steelix?
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 Steelix rare?
Steelix is a Rare Prime card from HS—Unleashed (card #87).
How do I know if my Steelix is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
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