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Check your printing11 different Swampert printings exist — is this your card? Ruby & Sapphire #23
Swampert Ruby & Sapphire #23 Pokémon card
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Rare

Swampert23/109 · Ruby & Sapphire Price & Value

2003 · Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
100 HPWaterPokémonStage 2

Market value · Near Mint · Normal

$4.69
  • PSA 8$21modelled · pop 40
  • PSA 9$65modelled · pop 60
  • PSA 10$1741 sold · 90d · pop 27
LiquiditySells often
Confidence74 · medium62 raw sales in 90 days, prices spread across conditions, last sale 20 days ago.
Sales · 90 days70
Range$4$5
Bulk card. At this price most of what a buyer pays is postage, so treat it as a rough band rather than a valuation. eBay + Fanatics + TCGplayer. Updated 7 September 2026. 2 sources agree within 18%. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

Make sure you have the right card

Every price on this page is for Ruby & Sapphire #23/109, 2003. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.

Reverse Holo printing
Reverse Holo
The card body, not the picture

Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.

Normalpriced on this page
The whole card

No foil anywhere — the non-holo printing.

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Swampert is a Rare Pokémon card from Ruby & Sapphire (#23, released 2003), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 2 Water-type Pokémon with 100 HP, evolving from Marshtomp, weak to Lightning ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 7 September 2026.

Swampert price history & recent sales

Price history · Raw

7 Jun 20267 Sept 2026
Latest
$4.69
Period high
$4.69
Period low
$4.02
Change
16.7% · 90d
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Verified sales history

Medium confidence

62 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquidSells often

Range$0.99$21.75Rawlowest to highest sale
Sales12 / 70last 30d / 90d, every grade
Sales rate16.3/mo98 recorded, every grade
Latest sale20d agoRaw62 in 90 days
Momentum+15%Raw30d vs 90d median
Where it sells100% eBayRawlast 90 days
Demand70/100sales rate, trend & buzz
Last sold
$5
Raw · 18 Aug 2026
Typical Raw
$4
Sales · last 90 days
68
How often it sells
Sells often
every 4 days · 10 in last 30 days

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
$19
CGC 7.5 · 24 Aug 2026
Typical CGC 10
$37
Sales · last 90 days
2
How often it sells
Occasional sales
1 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.

Recent Raw sales

From 98 completed sales recorded between Mar 2, 2026 and Aug 31, 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.

By grade

  • Raw$3.9981 sales · 62 in 90d, sells often
  • CGC 9$15.006 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
  • CGC 10$40.803 sales
  • CGC 8.5$15.902 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
  • PSA 9$1161 sale
  • PSA 3$15.001 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
  • PSA 10$5501 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
  • PSA 1$64.991 sale

Is Swampert worth grading?

Not worth grading

Most copies come back PSA 8worth $21 against the $76 you put in, a $54 loss. The money is in the 1 in 2 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $65$174. Averaged over every outcome that is $21 a card.

You put in$76card + fees
Most likelyPSA 8$21 ($54)
Break even atPSA 10or better
Best case1 in 7PSA 10 · $174
Average per card$21across every grade

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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.
Trader plan and above

The odds

Swampert is a Rare in Ruby & Sapphire — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 13 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 19 packs.

Rare67%13 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)14.8%27 of 183
PSA 932.8%60 of 183
PSA graded so far183
Gem Mint 1027
Total graded183

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$174.00$72+$9837.1×
PSA 9$64.99$71$1013.9×
PSA 8$21.33$70$544.5×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 180 PSA-graded copies:

OutcomeChanceValue
PSA 1015%$174.00
PSA 932.8%$64.99
PSA 8typical21.1%$21.33
PSA 710.6%$17.00
PSA 66.7%$4.69
PSA 53.9%$4.69
PSA 42.8%$4.69
PSA 31.7%$4.69
PSA 20.6%$4.69
PSA 15%$4.69

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

27 of the 183 PSA-graded Swampert copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 15%. The rest graded lower.

PSA183 gradedPSA 10 · 27 · 15% gem

Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 183.

102715%
96033%
84022%
71910%
6126.6%
573.8%
452.7%
331.6%
210.55%
194.9%
CGC148 gradedCGC 10 · 39 · 26% gem

Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 148.

103926%
9.521.4%
93725%
8.51611%
8138.8%
7.5117.4%
7106.8%
6.564.1%
653.4%
5.532.0%
510.68%
4.510.68%
410.68%
3.510.68%
110.68%
TAG5 gradedTAG 10 · 0 · 0% gem

Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 5.

9240%
8.5120%
8120%
6120%

Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Swampert 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)$4.69
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 27$174$99$174
PSA 9pop 60modelled$65$55$75
PSA 8pop 40modelled$21$18$25
PSA 7pop 19modelled$17$14$20
“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
Reverse Holofoil · NM = our estimate, lower conditions use TCGplayer condition ratios · how we price played copies
NMNear Mint$4.69
LPLightly Played$3.23real sales: $4 n9
MPModerately Played$1.70real sales: $3 n5
HPHeavily Played$0.54real sales: $3 n6
7-dayflat
30-day 7.9%
90-day 51.9%
All-time high$5
All-time low$1
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$44
Normal$5

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

18% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$4
TCGplayer · dearest$5

Currently 18% 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

Volatility · 90dStable ±3%
Cross-marketSome gap 18% gap
90d low $4near its high$5 high

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

Evolves from Marshtomp.

Natural RemedyPoké-Body

Once during your turn (before your attack), when you attach a Water Energy card from your hand to Swampert, remove 1 damage counter from Swampert.

Water Arrow
Water

Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Waterfall50
Water · Colorless · Colorless
Weakness Lightning ×2Retreat 2
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Mud Fish PokémonGEN IIIMudkipMarshtompSwampert

SWAMPERT is very strong. It has enough power to easily drag a boulder weighing more than a ton. This POKéMON also has powerful vision that lets it see even in murky water.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#23
RarityRare
Released2003
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 2
TypeWater
HP100
Evolves fromMarshtomp
WeaknessLightning ×2
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#260
Card IDex1-23
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Swampert cards

There are 11 different Swampert printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Ruby & Sapphire #23 (Rare). The most valuable 7 are below.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Swampert (Ruby & Sapphire #23) worth?

As of 7 September 2026, Swampert from Ruby & Sapphire is worth approximately $4.69 ungraded (near-mint), and around $174 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 Swampert?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Swampert from Ruby & Sapphire is worth around $174 — roughly 37× the raw ungraded value of $4.69.

Should I grade my Swampert?

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 Swampert rare?

Swampert is a Rare card from Ruby & Sapphire (card #23).

How do I know if my Swampert is Reverse Holo?

The card body, not the picture: Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.

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