Magcargo

Skyridge · #18/144 · Rare · 2003

$17.16
Market price 2.9% (30d)
Prices as of Jul 26, 2026
HP 80FightingStage 1Art · Mitsuhiro Arita
407graded pop
36%gem rate
3.1×PSA 10 vs raw
-60%off ATH $39.99 · Jul 2026
+$3.21EV to grade — marginal

Printings & price history

18 0.5% 7d$17.16
Low $14.99Mid $21.00

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Graded values

updated 2026-07-26
Grade 6 est.$15.20
Grade 5 est.$12.80
Grade 4 est.$10.56
Grade 3 est.$8.80
Grade 2 est.$7.20
Grade 1 est.$6.08

Grades 1–6 are estimates modeled from the raw price — PSA/CGC/BGS 7–10 and Ungraded are live tracked market values.

PSA 10 price history$197.85

PSA 10 chart is building — graded values are tracked nightly, a new point appears each day.

Graded population census · updated 2026-07-07

PSA122 graded · 58 gem 10
CGC71 graded · 31 gem 10

Population data from PriceCharting, updated monthly.

Abilities

Streaming Mantle
When you play Magcargo from your hand to evolve your Active Pokémon, you may discard the top 3 cards of your deck and and then shuffle 3 basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your deck. If you do, your opponent does the same.

Attacks

40+Crushing Lava
You may discard a Fire or Fighting basic Energy card attached to Magcargo. If you discard a Fire Energy card in this way, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. If you discard a Fighting Energy card in this way, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage.

How much is Magcargo #18/144 worth?

A raw copy of Magcargo #18/144 (Skyridge, 2003) is worth about $17.16 right now, based on the latest market data from July 26, 2026. Across the 2 printings we track, copies run anywhere from $14.99 to $1,299.90 depending on the version you're holding.

Grading changes the math on this one: a PSA 10 is valued around $197.85, roughly 11.5x the raw price, while a PSA 9 sits near $33.78. 174 copies have been graded to date, and 24% of them came back a 10 — worth knowing before you pay grading fees.

We update this valuation every night from live market data and verify it against real completed sales — see the chart above for how Magcargo has moved over time.