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Magcargo-GX Lost Thunder #218 Pokémon card
Rare Rainbow

Magcargo-GX

Lost Thunder · 218/214 · Illustrated by 5ban Graphics
210 HPFirePokémonStage 1GX

Market value · ungraded

$12.56 1.7% · 30d
Confidencehigh
Range$13$13
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. TCGplayer. Updated 20 August 2026. 2 sources agree within 1%. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$12.56

What this price is based on

Medium confidence

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

Median · Raw$13.576 sales
Trimmed mean$16.44outliers removed
Range$5.75$21.52lowest to highest sale
Sales rate1.8/mo11 recorded

Recent Raw sales

  • Jul 6, 2026eBay — Magcargo GX LOST THUNDER 218/214 MINT - RAINBOW RARENM$21.52
  • Jul 5, 2026eBay — Magcargo GX (Secret) 218/214 Sm-Lost Thunder Holo LPLP$16.30
  • Jun 14, 2026eBay — Magcargo GX - 218/214 - Hyper Rare NMNM$19.99
  • Jun 6, 2026eBay — Magcargo GX (Secret) 218/214 Sm-Lost Thunder Holo$7.95
  • May 21, 2026eBay — Pokemon 2018 Celestial Storm Magcargo GX HR #218/214$5.75
  • May 17, 2026eBay — Magcargo GX 218/214 Rainbow Rare Lost Thunder Pokemon Near MintNM$10.83

By grade

  • Raw$13.576 sales
  • PSA 10$1863 sales
  • PSA 9$34.992 sales

From 11 completed sales recorded between May 17, 2026 and Aug 1, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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Magcargo-GX is a Rare Rainbow Pokémon card from Lost Thunder (#218), 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 $12.56 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $235 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 19× 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

1 Sept 202320 Aug 2026
Latest
$12.56
Period high
$13.50
Period low
$4.83
Change
57.4%
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Verified sales history10 in 90 daysreal completed listings

DateGradePriceCert
2 Aug 2026PSA 9$39.99#129852720
15 Jul 2026PSA 9$47.00#156182223
6 Jul 2026PSA 10$275.00#55139269
30 Jun 2026PSA 9$47.48#105379387
26 Jun 2026PSA 9$50.00#119497417
21 Jun 2026PSA 9$34.00#133671223
5 Jun 2026PSA 10$260.00#70835824
21 May 2026PSA 10$235.00#56949885
20 May 2026PSA 10$249.99#131875540
18 May 2026PSA 10$174.00#58439254

Should you grade it?

+$2

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 27.5% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$150); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)27.5%
Expected return+$2
PSA 10 best case+$150
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictWorth grading

The odds

Magcargo-GX is a Secret / Rainbow in Lost Thunder — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 29 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 1,166 packs.

Secret / Rainbow2.5%29 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)27.5%52 of 189
PSA 938.1%72 of 189
PSA graded so far189
Gem Mint 1052
Total graded189

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$235.00$72+$15018.7×
PSA 9$47.00$70$363.7×
PSA 8$11.01$70$720.9×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 189 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1027.5%$235.00
PSA 938.1%$47.00
PSA ≤834.4%$13.00

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 28% of 189 PSA-graded Magcargo-GX copies are a gem-mint 10 (52 of 189) — the rest grade lower.

PSA189 gradedPSA 10 · 52 · 28% gem
1052
972
851
711
21
CGC250 gradedCGC 10 · 50 · 20% gem
1050
975
8.565
835

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — 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)$12.56
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 52✓ 14 cert-verified$235$172$235
PSA 9pop 72$47$40$54
PSA 8pop 51$11$11$12
“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.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$12.56
LPLightly Played$10.77
MPModerately Played$8.39
HPHeavily Played$7.03
DMGDamaged$1.08
7-dayflat
30-day 6.4%
90-day 8.4%
All-time high$13
All-time low$9
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

1% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$13
PriceCharting · dearest$13

Currently 1% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. 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 +2%
Cross-marketMarkets agree 1% gap

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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#218
RarityRare Rainbow
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1, GX
TypeFire
HP210
Evolves fromSlugma
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat cost3
National Pokédex#219
Card IDsm8-218
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Magcargo-GX cards

There are 3 different Magcargo-GX printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Lost Thunder #218 (Rare Rainbow).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Magcargo-GX (Lost Thunder #218) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Magcargo-GX from Lost Thunder is worth approximately $12.56 ungraded (near-mint), and around $235 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 $235 — roughly 19× the raw ungraded value of $12.56.

Should I grade my Magcargo-GX?

A PSA 10 sells for about $235 versus $12.56 raw — roughly a 19× 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 Rainbow card from Lost Thunder (card #218), illustrated by 5ban Graphics. Its current blended market value is $12.56 ungraded.

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