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What this price is based on
Low confidenceOnly 1 sale in the last 90 days.
Recent Raw sales
- Jun 22, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Ekans 55/109 EX team Rocket Returns$18.00
By grade
- CGC 9$44.004 sales
- CGC 10$25.003 sales
- PSA 8$51.902 sales
- CGC 8.5$33.902 sales
- Raw$18.001 sale
From 12 completed sales recorded between Dec 20, 2025 and Jul 22, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 11 graded sales and 1,305,862 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Ekans is a Common Pokémon card from Team Rocket Returns (#55), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. It's a Basic Grass-type Pokémon with 60 HP, weak to Psychic ×2. Its current blended market value is $0.54 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $47 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 87× 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
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Verified sales history1 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $18 · Raw · 22 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 52.6% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case −$24); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Ekans 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 | $47.00 | $70 | −$24 | 87.0× |
| PSA 9 | $39.55 | $70 | −$31 | 73.2× |
| PSA 8 | $11.50 | $70 | −$59 | 21.3× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 38 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 52.6% | $47.00 |
| PSA 9 | 26.3% | $40.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 21.1% | $1.00 |
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 53% of 38 PSA-graded Ekans copies are a gem-mint 10 (20 of 38) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Ekans 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 10pop 20 | $47$40–$54 | |
| PSA 9pop 10 | $40$34–$45 | |
| PSA 8pop 3 | $12$10–$13 | |
| PSA 7pop 4 | $8$6–$9 |
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
158% spreadCurrently 158% cheaper on Cardmarket 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
30% cheaper than the USCard textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
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Other Ekans cards
There are 9 different Ekans printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Team Rocket Returns #55 (Common).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Ekans (Team Rocket Returns #55) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Ekans from Team Rocket Returns is worth approximately $0.54 ungraded (near-mint), and around $47 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 Ekans?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Ekans from Team Rocket Returns is worth around $47 — roughly 87× the raw ungraded value of $0.54.
Should I grade my Ekans?
A PSA 10 sells for about $47 versus $0.54 raw — roughly a 87× 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 Ekans rare?
Ekans is a Common card from Team Rocket Returns (card #55), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. Its current blended market value is $0.54 ungraded.
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