Lapras79/127 · Platinum Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Normal
Typical copy sold $2 10 sales, all conditions
- PSA 8$9modelled · pop 5
- PSA 9$131 sold · 90d · modelled · pop 10
- PSA 10$73modelled
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What this price is based on
High confidence10 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Lapras #79/127 Platinum Common Pokemon TCG HPHP$1.85
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Lapras 79/127 Platinum Pokemon LPLP$1.68
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — Lapras - 79/127 - Platinum Regular - Pokemon TCG - LPLP$2.69
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — Lapras 79/127 Common Platinum Pokemon Lightly PlayedLP$1.99
- Aug 6, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Lapras 79/127 Platinum Holo Common 80 HP Eng Mitsuhiro Arita$12.00
- Jul 26, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card - Lapras Platinum 79/127 2009 Common Moderately PlayedMP$2.25
- Jul 22, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Platinum #79/127 Lapras$1.99
- Jul 21, 2026eBay — Lapras LV.41 79/127 – Platinum – Lightly Played Pokémon CardLP$1.99
By grade
- Raw$1.9911 sales
- PSA 8$17.002 sales
- PSA 9$20.501 sale
- PSA 5$35.081 sale
- Lot$6.001 sale
- CGC 5$7.201 sale
From 17 completed sales recorded between Aug 15, 2024 and Aug 22, 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 5 graded sales and 1,305,862 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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Lapras is a Common Pokémon card from Platinum (#79, released 2009), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Basic Water-type Pokémon with 80 HP, weak to Metal +20. Its current blended market value is $2.41 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $73 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 30× 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.
Lapras price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history13 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $21 · PSA 9 · 22 Aug 2026
How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces
Is Lapras worth grading?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 0% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case −$1); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Lapras is a Commoncard — 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 | $72.55 | $71 | −$1 | 30.1× |
| PSA 9 | $12.66 | $70 | −$60 | 5.3× |
| PSA 8 | $8.74 | $70 | −$64 | 3.6× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 19 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 0% | $73.00 |
| PSA 9 | 47.4% | $13.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 52.6% | $6.00 |
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 0% of 20 PSA-graded Lapras copies are a gem-mint 10 (0 of 20) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Lapras 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | modelled$73$62–$83 | |
| PSA 9pop 101 · 90d | modelled$13$11–$15 | |
| PSA 8pop 5 | modelled$9$7–$10 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
7% spreadCurrently 7% 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.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Does 10 damage times the amount of Energy attached to Lapras.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
“It loves crossing the sea with people and Pokémon on its back. It understands human speech.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
A POKéMON that has been over hunted almost to extinction. It can ferry people across the water.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Lapras cards
There are 9 different Lapras printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Platinum #79 (Common).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Lapras (Platinum #79) worth?
As of 5 September 2026, Lapras from Platinum is worth approximately $2.41 ungraded (near-mint), and around $73 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 Lapras?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Lapras from Platinum is worth around $73 — roughly 30× the raw ungraded value of $2.41.
Should I grade my Lapras?
A PSA 10 sells for about $73 versus $2.41 raw — roughly a 30× 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 Lapras rare?
Lapras is a Common card from Platinum (card #79), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $2.41 ungraded.
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