Shellder
Expedition Base Set · #129 · Common
Market value
$4.38▲ 3.3%30d
PSA 10 price
$168.63(+3750%)
Thin market: only 48 PSA 10s exist, so this price can swing.
Price history
-85.0% since Oct 3, 2026
Oct 3, 2026Low $4.23 · High $29.18Nov 14, 2026
Series
E-Card
Artist
Sumiyoshi Kizuki
Release date
2002/09/15
Region
Kanto
Types
Water
What grading does to this card
If it grades a PSA 10 (37%)
+$72.34
sells for $168.63
If it does not (63%)
−$53.46
PSA 9 and lower, on average
Grading pays off if more than 42% of copies hit a 10. This card: about 37%. All figures are net of the raw card, grading, shipping and selling fees.
How we weigh the odds
We weigh every outcome by how often PSA-graded copies of this card come back a 10, 9 or 8. The average over all outcomes is the last line below.
37% chance of PSA 10 × $168.63$62.22
32% chance of PSA 9 × $33.78$10.88
19% chance of PSA 8 × $20.00$3.88
12% PSA 7 or lower × $3.94 (90% of raw)$0.45
Expected sale value$77.39
Selling fees (~13%)−$10.06
Raw card−$4.38
Grading (PSA Standard)−$59.99
Shipping both ways−$10.00
Average over all grades (-9%)−$7.04
Pop reports count submitted cards, and people mostly submit their best copies, so the real odds for a random raw card are likely a bit lower.
Buy Signal · Population report
Strong Buy40.7% of PSA-graded copies come back a 10
PSA population
118
Graded PSA 10
48
Gem Rate
40.7%
| Grade | PSA |
|---|---|
| 10 | 48 |
| 9 | 39 |
| 8.5 | 1 |
| 8 | 21 |
| 7 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 |
| Total | 118 |
Grade 10 value
What a Grade 10 sells for, by grading company.
PSALeads$168.63
CGC$48.77
SGC$26.00
Price ladder
Every condition and grade Scrydex tracks for this card.
Raw
NM$4.38
LP$3.23
MP$2.34
HP$1.89
DM$1.10
Graded
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