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Magcargo-GX Lost Thunder #198 Pokémon card
Rare Ultra

Magcargo-GX198/214 · Lost Thunder Price & Value

2018 · Illustrated by 5ban Graphics
210 HPFirePokémonStage 1GX

Market value · Near Mint

$9.54

Typical copy sold $7 5 sales, all conditions

  • PSA 8$13modelled · pop 13
  • PSA 9$252 sold · 90d · pop 49
  • PSA 10$1321 sold · 90d · pop 51
LiquiditySells regularly
Confidence49 · low5 raw sales in 90 days, prices spread across conditions, last sale 12 days ago.
Sales · 90 days10
Last sale$11 Raw · 25 Aug 2026
Range$8$10
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. Near Mint estimate from 5 completed sales of this exact card, each adjusted for the condition it sold in. A typical copy fetches about $7 because most that trade are played, not mint. Updated 5 September 2026. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$9.54

What this price is based on

Medium confidence

5 sales in 90 days — enough for a guide, not a guarantee.

Range$4.71$11.00lowest to highest sale
Sales rate2.5/mo20 recorded
Latest sale12d ago5 sales in 90 days
Where it sells100% eBaylast 90 days

Recent Raw sales

By grade

  • PSA 10$13110 sales
  • Raw$7.005 sales
  • PSA 9$29.993 sales
  • CGC 8.5$7.201 sale
  • BGS 8.5$12.991 sale

From 20 completed sales recorded between Dec 6, 2025 and Aug 25, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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Magcargo-GX is a Rare Ultra Pokémon card from Lost Thunder (#198, released 2018), illustrated by 5ban Graphics. It's a Stage 1 GX Fire-type Pokémon with 210 HP, evolving from Slugma, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $9.54 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $132 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 14× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 September 2026.

Magcargo-GX price history & recent sales

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Price history · Raw

1 Oct 20235 Sept 2026
Latest
$9.54
Period high
$9.54
Period low
$3.83
Change
76.0% · 3Y
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Verified sales history20 in 90 daysreal completed listings

Last sold
$11
Raw · 25 Aug 2026
Typical Raw
$7
Sales · last 90 days
8
How often it sells
Occasional sales
every 12 days · 1 in last 30 days
Worn-condition sales — shown for context, not price-forming
These listings claimed play wear in the title (LP/MP/played/damaged), so they sell below the Near Mint price above and are excluded from it.

Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.

Last sold price
$132
PSA 10 · 27 Jul 2026
Typical PSA 10
$132
Sales · last 90 days
2
How often it sells
No sales in the last 30 days
0 in last 30 days

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

DateGradePriceCert
30 Aug 2026PSA 10$182.50#161246990
27 Jul 2026PSA 10$132.00#107411442
27 Jun 2026PSA 9$29.99#88506538
26 Jun 2026PSA 9$56.25#58455499
5 Jun 2026PSA 10$149.00#65361024
1 Jun 2026PSA 10$140.00#153216574
25 May 2026PSA 10$100.00#47695825
13 May 2026PSA 10$129.99#83575996
7 Dec 2025PSA 9$14.00#44343167
16 Nov 2025PSA 8$13.01#111257008

Demand & liquidity

Moderate · Occasional salesDemand 43/100
Sales · 30d1
Sales · 90d10
PSA 10
$131
Raw
$7
PSA 9
$30
CGC 8.5
$7
BGS 8.5
$13

Last sold $11 · Raw · 25 Aug 2026

How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces

Raw5occasional
PSA 92rare
PSA 101rare
CGC 8.51rare
BGS 8.51rare

Is Magcargo-GX worth grading?

$11

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 43.8% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$51); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)43.8%
Expected return$11
PSA 10 best case+$51
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Magcargo-GX is a Ultra Rare in Lost Thunder — the pack's hit slot lands on Ultra Rare 10% of the time, split across 20 ultra rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 201 packs.

Ultra Rare10%20 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)43.2%51 of 118
PSA 941.5%49 of 118
PSA graded so far118
Gem Mint 1051
Total graded118

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 gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$132.00$71+$5113.8×
PSA 9$24.99$70$552.6×
PSA 8$13.00$70$671.4×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 112 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1043.8%$132.00
PSA 942%$25.00
PSA ≤814.3%$12.00

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 & TAG — every grade, with gem rates

Only 43% of 118 PSA-graded Magcargo-GX copies are a gem-mint 10 (51 of 118) — the rest grade lower.

PSA118 gradedPSA 10 · 51 · 43% gem
1051
949
813
72
62
41
CGC49 gradedCGC 10 · 6 · 12% gem
106
921
8.515
85

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

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$9.54
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 511 · 90d✓ 19 cert-verified$132$132$186
PSA 9pop 492 · 90d$25$21$29
PSA 8pop 13modelled$13$13$13
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). “Modelled” = no verified graded sale behind the figure; it is derived from the raw price and reference guides, so treat it as a ceiling to check, not a price to quote. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$9.54
LPLightly Played$7.07
MPModerately Played$5.46
DMGDamaged$2.80
7-day 1.5%
30-day 4.3%
90-day 13.9%
All-time high$10
All-time low$5
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

5% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$8
PriceCharting · dearest$8

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Market signal

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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Evolves from Slugma.

Crushing ChargeAbility

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard the top card of your deck. If it's a basic Energy card, attach it to 1 of your Pokémon.

Lava Flow50+
Fire · Fire · Colorless

Discard any amount of basic Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 50 more damage for each card you discarded in this way.

Burning Magma-GX
Fire

Discard the top 5 cards of your opponent's deck. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Weakness Water ×2Retreat 3

Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#198
RarityRare Ultra
Released2018
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1, GX
TypeFire
HP210
Evolves fromSlugma
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat cost3
National Pokédex#219
Card IDsm8-198
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Magcargo-GX (Lost Thunder #198) worth?

As of 5 September 2026, Magcargo-GX from Lost Thunder is worth approximately $9.54 ungraded (near-mint), and around $132 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 Magcargo-GX?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Magcargo-GX from Lost Thunder is worth around $132 — roughly 14× the raw ungraded value of $9.54.

Should I grade my Magcargo-GX?

A PSA 10 sells for about $132 versus $9.54 raw — roughly a 14× 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 Magcargo-GX rare?

Magcargo-GX is a Rare Ultra card from Lost Thunder (card #198), illustrated by 5ban Graphics. Its current blended market value is $9.54 ungraded.

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