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Moltres SM Black Star Promos #SM143 Pokémon card
Promo

Moltres

SM Black Star Promos · PR-SM SM143 · Illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga
120 HPFirePokémonBasic

Market value · ungraded

$9.94
Confidencehigh
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
$9.94

What this price is based on

High confidence

57 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.

Median · Raw$9.3065 sales
Trimmed mean$9.74outliers removed
Range$2.19$39.99lowest to highest sale
Sales rate11.3/mo69 recorded

What each version actually sells for

PrintingNear MintLightly PlayedModerately Played
Common$9.98 42 sales$7.99 13 sales$6.50 6 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 17, 2026eBay — Moltres Holo SM Promos SM143 2016 NMNM$14.99
  • Aug 16, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card TCG Moltres SM143 Black Star Promo Cosmos Holo 2018 SM Sun & Moon$13.62
  • Aug 15, 2026eBay — 2018 POKEMON SM BLACK STAR PROMO FALL 2018 COLLECTOR CHEST #SM143 MOLTRES HOLO$14.06
  • Aug 11, 2026eBay — Moltres - SM143 Holo Promo Sun & Moon Promo Pokemon Near MintNM$10.00
  • Aug 10, 2026eBay — Moltres - Holo Promo SM Promos SM143 NMNM$9.97
  • Aug 10, 2026eBay — 2018 Pokemon MOLTRES #SM143 Black Star Promo Fall Coll. Chest Cosmos Holo ENG$11.50
  • Aug 9, 2026eBay — MOLTRES - SM143 HOLO PROMO SUN & MOON PROMO NM/M POKEMONNM$9.97
  • Aug 7, 2026eBay — Pokemon Moltres - SM143 Holo Promo Sun & Moon Promo MPMP$4.99

By grade

  • Raw$9.3065 sales
  • PSA 9$1272 sales
  • PSA 10$1,1101 sale

From 69 completed sales recorded between Nov 3, 2025 and Aug 17, 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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Based on 3 graded sales and 4,409,561 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Moltres is a Promo Pokémon card from SM Black Star Promos (#SM143), illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga. It's a Basic Fire-type Pokémon with 120 HP, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $9.94 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $202 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 20× 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.

7.4%
Played in 7.4% of competitive decks — 236 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.

The receipts

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Price history · Raw

1 Sept 202320 Aug 2026
Latest
$9.94
Period high
$10.00
Period low
$4.00
Change
74.1%
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Verified sales history10 in 90 daysreal completed listings

DateGradePriceCert
10 Jun 2026PSA 9$105.00#110154595
22 Apr 2026PSA 5$9.50#133710423
13 Apr 2026PSA 9$131.00#56220070
1 Apr 2026PSA 9$66.53#112643986
26 Feb 2026PSA 9$79.99#59598588
23 Feb 2026PSA 9$42.49#45486197
20 Jan 2026PSA 6$19.00#101183553
17 Jan 2026PSA 8$20.00#57899509
24 Nov 2025PSA 9$70.86#56569287
21 Nov 2025PSA 5$14.01#130932154

Should you grade it?

$14

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 9.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$120); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)9.4%
Expected return$14
PSA 10 best case+$120
Break-evenPSA 9+
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Moltres is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.

PSA 10 (gem mint)9.4%16 of 170
PSA 942.4%72 of 170
PSA graded so far170
Gem Mint 1016
Total graded170

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$201.50$72+$12020.3×
PSA 9$105.00$71+$2410.6×
PSA 8$23.02$70$572.3×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 170 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 109.4%$202.00
PSA 942.4%$105.00
PSA ≤848.2%$10.00

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 9% of 170 PSA-graded Moltres copies are a gem-mint 10 (16 of 170) — the rest grade lower.

PSA170 gradedPSA 10 · 16 · 9% gem
1016
972
842
718
612
58
41

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Moltres 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)$9.90
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 16$202$202$202
PSA 9pop 72✓ 10 cert-verified$105$80$110
PSA 8pop 42$23$23$26
PSA 5pop 8$10$10$14
“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$9.94
LPLightly Played$5.80
MPModerately Played$4.52
HPHeavily Played$2.91
DMGDamaged$2.05
7-dayflat
30-day 4.5%
90-day 13.3%
All-time high$10
All-time low$8
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost

For context: a graded PSA 5 slab of this card sells for about $14 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.

Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

0% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$10
TCGplayer · dearest$10

Currently 0% 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

Momentum · 30dFlat 0%
Cross-marketMarkets agree 0% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🔥 Trending in the community

#60 on the radar
Mentions this week4

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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Wing Attack70
Fire · Colorless · Colorless
Sky Attack150
Fire · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.

Weakness Lightning ×2Resistance Fighting -20Retreat 1

It is said to be the legendary bird Pokémon of fire. Every flap of its wings creates a dazzling flare of flames.

About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Flame PokémonGEN ILegendary

Known as the legendary bird of fire. Every flap of its wings creates a dazzling flash of flames.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#SM143
RarityPromo
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeFire
HP120
WeaknessLightning ×2
ResistanceFighting -20
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#146
Card IDsmp-SM143
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Moltres (SM Black Star Promos #SM143) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Moltres from SM Black Star Promos is worth approximately $9.94 ungraded (near-mint), and around $202 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 Moltres?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Moltres from SM Black Star Promos is worth around $202 — roughly 20× the raw ungraded value of $9.94.

Should I grade my Moltres?

A PSA 10 sells for about $202 versus $9.94 raw — roughly a 20× 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 Moltres rare?

Moltres is a Promo card from SM Black Star Promos (card #SM143), illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga. Its current blended market value is $9.94 ungraded.

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