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Magcargo Skyridge #18 Pokémon card
Rare

Magcargo

Skyridge · 18/144 · Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
80 HPFightingPokémonStage 1

Market value · ungraded

$4.00 76.6% · 30d
Confidencemedium
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. TCGplayer. Updated 20 August 2026. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$4.00

What this price is based on

Medium confidence

59 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.

Median · Raw$3.6663 sales
Trimmed mean$7.36outliers removed
Range$0.99$71.00lowest to highest sale
Sales rate15.3/mo93 recorded
1st Ed · Shadowless$14.506 sales, priced separately

What each version actually sells for

PrintingNear MintLightly PlayedModerately Played
Common$3.75 30 sales$2.99 7 sales

Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.

Recent Raw sales

  • Aug 8, 2026eBay — Dark Magcargo 18/105 Rare Neo Destiny Pokemon Unlimited HPHPUnlimited$3.00
  • Aug 5, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card - Magcargo Skyridge 18/144 Rare$24.99
  • Aug 5, 2026eBay — POKEMON NEO DESTINY DARK MAGCARGO #18/105 NON-HOLO RARE VERY LIGHT PLAYLP$2.99
  • Aug 5, 2026eBay — Dark Magcargo 18/105 Neo Destiny Regular Pokémon TCG - LPLP$2.98
  • Aug 4, 2026eBay — Dark Magcargo 18/105 Rare Neo Destiny Pokemon Unlimited DamagedDMUnlimited$3.00
  • Aug 3, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG  Dark Magcargo 18/105 Non-Holo$4.00
  • Aug 1, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Dark Magcargo Neo Destiny 18/105 Regular Rare Unlimited Eng 60HPUnlimited$1.99
  • Aug 1, 2026eBay — Dark Magcargo 18/105 Unlimited Rare Neo Destiny Pokemon CardsUnlimited$3.99

By grade

  • Raw$3.6663 sales
  • PSA 10$1209 sales
  • PSA 9$70.005 sales
  • CGC 10$1135 sales
  • PSA 8$80.004 sales
  • CGC 9$23.352 sales
  • PSA 6$14.521 sale
  • Lot$15.601 sale

From 93 completed sales recorded between Dec 31, 2025 and Aug 8, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The median above is computed over the 57 sales of the printing this page lists; 1st Edition and Shadowless copies are real sales of a different card and are shown separately rather than mixed in. 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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Based on 29 graded sales and 1,889,841 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Magcargo is a Rare Pokémon card from Skyridge (#18), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Stage 1 Fighting-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Slugma, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $4.00 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $184 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 46× 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.

The receipts

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Price history · Raw

1 Sept 202320 Aug 2026
Latest
$4.00
Period high
$17.21
Period low
$4.00
Change
59.8%
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Verified sales history10 in 90 daysreal completed listings

DateGradePriceCert
27 Jul 2026PSA 10$184.49#41863107
18 Jul 2026PSA 10$269.09#48200875
16 May 2026PSA 9$65.57#58796509
5 May 2026PSA 10$199.95#58518043
4 May 2026PSA 10$202.50#41863107
18 Apr 2026PSA 10$117.00#104427099
12 Apr 2026PSA 9$38.96#41044582
10 Apr 2026PSA 8$30.00#92511053
1 Apr 2026PSA 10$119.00#85455013
23 Apr 2025PSA 8$8.50#101124668

Should you grade it?

+$25

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 47.2% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$108); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)47.2%
Expected return+$25
PSA 10 best case+$108
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictWorth grading

The odds

Magcargo is a Rare in Skyridge — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 35 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 52 packs.

Rare67%35 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)47.2%58 of 123
PSA 939.8%49 of 123
PSA graded so far123
Gem Mint 1058
Total graded123

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$184.00$72+$10846.0×
PSA 9$34.14$70$408.5×
PSA 8$11.50$70$632.9×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 123 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1047.2%$184.00
PSA 939.8%$34.00
PSA ≤813%$4.00

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 47% of 123 PSA-graded Magcargo copies are a gem-mint 10 (58 of 123) — the rest grade lower.

PSA123 gradedPSA 10 · 58 · 47% gem
1058
949
813
62
51
CGC124 gradedCGC 10 · 47 · 38% gem
1047
9.57
935
8.513
88

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Magcargo 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)$4.00
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 58✓ 13 cert-verified$184$172$233
PSA 9pop 49$34$29$39
PSA 8pop 13$12$10$13
“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
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$4.00
LPLightly Played$1.44
7-dayflat
30-day 9.4%
90-day 17.2%
All-time high$4
All-time low$3
Other printingsNormal · $16.67
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFalling -77%

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 Slugma.

Streaming MantlePoké-Power

When you play Magcargo from your hand to evolve your Active Pokémon, you may discard the top 3 cards of your deck and and then shuffle 3 basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your deck. If you do, your opponent does the same.

Crushing Lava40+
Fighting · Colorless · Colorless

You may discard a Fire or Fighting basic Energy card attached to Magcargo. If you discard a Fire Energy card in this way, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. If you discard a Fighting Energy card in this way, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage.

Weakness Water ×2Retreat 3
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Lava PokémonGEN IISlugmaMagcargo

The shell on its back is just skin that has cooled and hardened. It breaks easily with a slight touch.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#18
RarityRare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeFighting
HP80
Evolves fromSlugma
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat cost3
National Pokédex#219
Card IDecard3-18
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Magcargo cards

There are 9 different Magcargo printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Skyridge #18 (Rare).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Magcargo (Skyridge #18) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Magcargo from Skyridge is worth approximately $4.00 ungraded (near-mint), and around $184 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?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Magcargo from Skyridge is worth around $184 — roughly 46× the raw ungraded value of $4.00.

Should I grade my Magcargo?

A PSA 10 sells for about $184 versus $4.00 raw — roughly a 46× 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 rare?

Magcargo is a Rare card from Skyridge (card #18), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $4.00 ungraded.

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