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Salamence Pokémon Cards

National Dex
#373
Printed
2003–2025
Sets
18
Rarities
13
Total value
$1,927
raw, near mint
Cards priced
30
25 with PSA 10
Most valuable
$475
Deoxys
Typical PSA 10
34.0×
median of 25

CardTrack prices 30 different Salamence cards across 18 sets, from 2003 to 2025, worth $1,927 together. The most valuable is the Salamence ex from Deoxys at $475.00 ungraded, about $16,500 in PSA 10. Every price below is a blended raw value from real sold results, updated daily.

Salamence is a Dragon/Colorless-type Pokémon (Generation III). Evolution line: Bagon → Shelgon → Salamence.

All 30 Salamence cards

Filter by set or rarity, sort by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move.

30 cards

Prices updated · How we price →

Where the Salamence money is

Value is not spread evenly across the printings — the ranking below is by total tracked value, not by card count, the same measure as the most valuable Pokémon cards.

The top 7 of 30 Salamence cards hold 81% of the $1,927 total. The remaining 23 share what is left, which is why a “complete Salamence collection” in the collection tracker costs far less than the headline suggests until you reach the top row.

What grading a Salamence is worth

Across the 25 Salamence cards that have both a raw price and a real PSA 10 price.

Typical (median)

34.0×

half are above, half below

Middle half

11.7× – 54.0×

the 25th to 75th percentile

Cheapest card

4.3×

smallest gap

Largest gap

472×

one card, near-zero raw

This is the median, not the average. Averaging the ratios gives 65.3×, which only 6 of 25 cards (24%) actually reach: a card worth a few cents raw with a three-figure slab produces a ratio in the hundreds and drags the mean above almost the whole set. The median is what a card in the middle really does, and it is the figure to take to the grading ROI calculator.

Salamence value over time

Total tracked value of every Salamence printing since 2021, from PriceCharting sales history; the top 100 cards across every Pokémon are charted in the market report.

90 days

+111.3%

1 year

—

All time

+446.0%

As of

2026-10

$1,9272026-10-06+613.7% since 2021Hover the chart to read any month
$0$964$1,927202120222023202420252026

Indexed over 18 of this set's 30 cards — the ones with enough PriceCharting sales history to track continuously.

1 year is withheld: the weighted index and the basket total disagree over that window, which means the index was re-based rather than the cards re-priced. A number we cannot stand behind is worse than no number.

Strongest Salamence grading opportunities

Ranked by expected net — every grade weighted by how often this card actually earns it (the gem rate beside each card is its PSA 10 share). Best case is the PSA 10 outcome, which is why it is the larger number and the one to trust least.

All 16 Salamence grading picks →

What people are saying about Salamence

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Every Salamence card, by set

Open the other 27 Salamence cards, across 16 more sets

Collecting Salamence cards

Salamence has been printed in every era of the game, from 2003 (Dragon) to 2025 (Journey Together). The Modern (2011–2019) era holds the most printings, 12 of the 30. The value sits elsewhere: the Classic (2004–2010) era's 8 cards are worth $1,263, 66% of the total, against $238 for the Modern (2011–2019) printings.

Salamence cards are affordable but not bulk: 8 of the 30 priced cards sit under $5 raw, the cheapest being the Salamence, and the median card is worth about $15.99. 9 are worth $50 or more. Those 9 cards hold 87% of the total on this page.

By rarity the printings split into 13 tiers, led by Rare Holo (9), Promo (6) and Rare Holo EX (3). 25 of the 30 cards carry a PSA 10 price, the figure the grading section uses; those cards are worth about $15.99 raw at the median, against $34.96 for the 5 with no gem-mint price on file.

The grid filters by set and rarity and sorts by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move, so the cheapest Salamence is one sort away (add the rarity filter for the cheapest holo); the by-set index above lists every card as text for when you know the number. Prices are CardTrack's blended raw value from real sold results, updated today.

Salamence card questions

How many Salamence cards are there?

CardTrack tracks 30 priced Salamence cards across 18 Pokémon TCG sets, printed between 2003 and 2025. 25 of them also carry a real PSA 10 price.

What is the most valuable Salamence card?

The most valuable Salamence card is the Salamence ex from Deoxys (#103) at about $475.00 ungraded, or around $16,500 in PSA 10 gem mint.

How much is a complete Salamence collection worth?

All 30 tracked Salamence cards come to approximately $1,927 in raw near-mint condition. The value is concentrated: the top 7 cards alone account for 81% of it.

How much more is a graded Salamence card worth?

A typical Salamence card in PSA 10 sells for about 34.0× its raw price — that is the median across the 25 cards with both a raw and a PSA 10 price. Half fall between 11.7× and 54.0×, and the very cheapest cards can show far larger multiples simply because their raw price is near zero.

What is the cheapest Salamence card?

The cheapest priced Salamence card CardTrack tracks is the Salamence from Evolving Skies (#109) at about $0.61. 8 of the 30 priced cards sit under $5, so cheap Salamence cards exist, but most cost more.

Which set has the most Salamence cards?

XY Black Star Promos has the most Salamence printings, 4 of the 30. The most valuable set is a different one: Deoxys, whose 1 Salamence card is worth about $475.

Which Salamence card is worth grading?

On expected profit the Salamence LV.X from Arceus leads, at about $1,846 profit per submission after fees, with 3% of 804 graded copies coming back PSA 10. The full ranking covers all 16 gradeable Salamence cards.