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All Lugia Pokémon Cards — Values & Prices

National Dex
#249
Printed
2000–2026
Sets
27
Rarities
13
Total value
$24,906
raw, near mint
Cards priced
40
30 with PSA 10
Most valuable
$14,989
Aquapolis
Sold, 90 days
10,873
eBay sales
Typical PSA 10
28.3×
median of 27

CardTrack prices 40 different Lugia cards across 27 sets, from 2000 to 2026, worth $24,906 together. The most valuable is the Lugia from Aquapolis at $14,989.23 ungraded, about $360,000 in PSA 10. 33 of these prices come from CardTrack’s own completed sales; the rest are current market prices. Updated daily.

10,873 Lugia cards sold on eBay in the last 90 days (6,179 in the last 30). The most traded is the Lugia from 30th Celebration: Classic Collection, with 1,287 sales — see the most traded Pokémon cards.

Lugia is a Colorless-type Pokémon (Generation II) — a Legendary Pokémon.

All 40 Lugia cards

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

40 cards
  • Lugia
    Lugia$14,989
    Aquapolis · Rare SecretPSA 10 $360,000
    Lugia #149
  • Lugia
    Lugia$1,700
    Call of Legends · Rare HoloPSA 10 $351,863
    Lugia #15
  • Lugia-EX
    Lugia-EX$1,670
    Plasma Storm · Rare UltraPSA 10 $660,000
    Lugia-EX #134
  • Lugia ex
    Lugia ex$1,425
    Unseen Forces · Rare Holo EXPSA 10 $132,000
    Lugia ex #105
  • Lugia
    Lugia$934
    Call of Legends · Rare HoloPSA 10 $16,388
    Lugia #SL7
  • Lugia
    Lugia$734
    Neo Genesis · Rare HoloPSA 10 $244,500
    Lugia #9
  • Lugia V
    Lugia V$450
    Silver Tempest · Rare UltraPSA 10 $1,225
    Lugia V #186
  • Lugia
    Lugia$329
    HGSS Black Star Promos · PromoPSA 10 $114,000
    Lugia #HGSS02
  • Lugia
    Lugia$299
    Secret Wonders · Rare HoloPSA 10 $120,000
    Lugia #14
  • Lugia-GX
    Lugia-GX$267
    Lost Thunder · Rare RainbowPSA 10 $3,750
    Lugia-GX #227
  • Lugia
    Lugia$225
    30th Celebration: Classic Collection · Rare SecretPSA 10 $1,660
    Lugia #149
  • Lugia-EX
    Lugia-EX$200
    Ancient Origins · Rare UltraPSA 10 $13,220
    Lugia-EX #94
  • Lugia
    Lugia$130
    POP Series 5 · RarePSA 10 $18,000
    Lugia #2
  • Lugia-EX
    Lugia-EX$85.99
    Plasma Storm · Rare Holo EXPSA 10 $40,800
    Lugia-EX #108
  • Lugia
    Lugia$51.00
    Neo Revelation · RarePSA 10 $1,890
    Lugia #20
  • Lugia-EX
    Lugia-EX$47.80
    Legendary Treasures · Rare Holo EXPSA 10 $17,950
    Lugia-EX #102
  • Lugia
    Lugia$41.50
    XY Black Star Promos · PromoPSA 10 $513
    Lugia #XY156
  • Lugia-GX
    Lugia-GX$37.50
    Lost Thunder · Rare Holo GXPSA 10 $749
    Lugia-GX #159
  • Lugia
    Lugia$32.99
    Unseen Forces · RarePSA 10 $3,720
    Lugia #29
  • Lugia
    Lugia$28.20
    Team Up · Rare HoloPSA 10 $3,840
    Lugia #131
  • Lugia
    Lugia$20.57
    Fates Collide · RarePSA 10 $8,400
    Lugia #78
  • Lugia V
    Lugia V$18.40
    Silver Tempest · Rare UltraPSA 10 $183
    Lugia V #185
  • Lugia-EX
    Lugia-EX$15.70
    Ancient Origins · Rare Holo EXPSA 10 $1,200
    Lugia-EX #68
  • Lugia V
    Lugia V$15.00
    Silver Tempest · Rare Holo VPSA 10 $221
    Lugia V #138
  • Lugia ex
    Lugia ex$1.78
    Pokémon TCG Classic - VenusaurPSA 10 $150
    Lugia ex #17
  • Lugia
    Lugia$1.75
    Vivid Voltage · Rare HoloPSA 10 $421
    Lugia #132
  • Lugia ex
    Lugia ex$1.22
    Prismatic Evolutions · Double RarePSA 10 $236
    Lugia ex #82
  • Lugia
    Lugia$0.91
    Celebrations · RarePSA 10 $300
    Lugia #22
  • Lugia
    Lugia$0.54
    Darkness Ablaze · RarePSA 10 $96
    Lugia #140

Prices updated · How we price →

Where the Lugia 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 5 of 40 Lugia cards hold 83% of the $24,906 total. The remaining 35 share what is left, which is why a “complete Lugia collection” in the collection tracker costs far less than the headline suggests until you reach the top row.

What grading a Lugia is worth

Across the 27 Lugia cards that have both a raw price and a PSA 10 price backed by at least 3 real sales.

Typical (median)

28.3×

half are above, half below

Middle half

14.0× – 92.6×

the 25th to 75th percentile

Cheapest card

2.7×

smallest gap

Largest gap

474×

one card, near-zero raw

A PSA 10 Lugia runs from $120 for the Lugia VSTAR (Silver Tempest) to $360,000 for the Lugia (Aquapolis).

This is the median, not the average. Averaging the ratios gives 106×, which only 7 of 27 cards (26%) 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.

Lugia value over time

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

90 days

—

1 year

—

All time

+919.6%

History to

2026-10

$24,9062026-10-22+919.6% since 2021Hover the chart to read any month
$0$12,453$24,90620222023202420252026

Indexed over 23 of Lugia’s 40 cards — the ones with enough PriceCharting sales history to track continuously.

90 days and 1 year are withheld: the weighted index and the basket total disagree over those windows, 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 Lugia 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 32 Lugia grading picks →

What people are saying about Lugia

\ud83d\udd25 Trending in the community

#5 on the radar

Mentions this week

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Lugia is among the most-discussed Pok\u00e9mon right now across the investing and TCG subreddits. See the hype radar \u2192

“I don't care if this becomes a $5 card by December. Just having a version of the Aquapolis Crystal Lugia that looks this” · 2040↑

Every Lugia card, by set

Open the other 37 Lugia cards, across 25 more sets

Collecting Lugia cards

Lugia has been printed in every era of the game, from 2000 (Neo Genesis) to 2026 (30th Celebration: Classic Collection). The Modern (2011–2019) era holds the most printings, 17 of the 40. The value sits elsewhere: the Vintage (1999–2003) era's 3 cards are worth $15,774, 63% of the total, against $5,589 for the Modern (2011–2019) printings.

Lugia cards are not cheap to own: only 6 of the 40 priced cards sit under $5 raw, the cheapest being the Lugia, and the median card is worth about $47.80. 20 are worth $50 or more, and 6 clear $500. Those 20 cards hold 98% of the total on this page.

By rarity the printings split into 13 tiers, led by Rare (7), Rare Holo (6) and Rare Ultra (5). 37 of the 40 cards carry a PSA 10 price, the figure the grading section uses; those cards are worth about $47.80 raw at the median, against $212.79 for the 3 with no gem-mint price on file.

Lugia card questions

How many Lugia cards are there?

CardTrack tracks 40 priced Lugia cards across 27 Pokémon TCG sets, printed between 2000 and 2026. 30 of them carry a PSA 10 price backed by real sales.

What is the most valuable Lugia card?

The most valuable Lugia card is the Lugia from Aquapolis (#149) at about $14,989.23 ungraded, or around $360,000 in PSA 10 gem mint.

How much is a complete Lugia collection worth?

All 40 tracked Lugia cards come to approximately $24,906 in raw near-mint condition. The value is concentrated: the top 5 cards alone account for 83% of it.

How much more is a graded Lugia card worth?

A typical Lugia card in PSA 10 sells for about 28.3× its raw price — that is the median across the 27 cards with both a raw price and a PSA 10 price backed by real sales. Half fall between 14.0× and 92.6×, and the very cheapest cards can show far larger multiples simply because their raw price is near zero.

What is the cheapest Lugia card?

The cheapest priced Lugia card CardTrack tracks is the Lugia from Darkness Ablaze (#140) at about $0.54. 6 of the 40 priced cards sit under $5, so most Lugia cards cost well above that.

Which set has the most Lugia cards?

Silver Tempest has the most Lugia printings, 6 of the 40. The most valuable set is a different one: Aquapolis, whose 1 Lugia card is worth about $14,989.

Which Lugia card is traded most?

The Lugia from 30th Celebration: Classic Collection (#149): 1,287 of the 10,873 Lugia sales CardTrack recorded on eBay in the last 90 days, the latest at $197.50 ungraded.

Which Lugia card is worth grading?

On expected profit the Lugia-EX from Plasma Storm leads, at about $11,280 profit per submission after fees, with 1% of 2,054 graded copies coming back PSA 10. The full ranking covers all 32 gradeable Lugia cards.