Salamence

Arceus · #8/99 · Rare Holo · 2009

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$17.09
Market price ▲ 8.2% (30d)
Prices as of Sep 25, 2026
HP 140ColorlessStage 2Art · Shin Nagasawa
394graded pop
5%gem rate
10.0×PSA 10 vs raw
+$13.72EV to grade — marginal
Market data

Printings & price history

Holofoil▼ 0.3% 7d$17.09
Low $5.81Mid $11.06

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Graded market

Graded values

PSA 10 report →updated 2026-09-25
Grade 6 est.$8.07
Grade 5 est.$6.79
Grade 4 est.$5.60
Grade 3 est.$4.67
Grade 2 est.$3.82
Grade 1 est.$3.23

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$4,650.00

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

Graded population census · updated 2026-09-17

PSA229 graded · 12 gem 10
CGC107 graded · 5 gem 10

Population data from PriceCharting, updated monthly.

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Abilities

Top Accelerator
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may reveal the top card of your deck. If that card is a basic Energy card, attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. If that card isn't a basic Energy card, discard it. This power can't be used if Salamence is affected by a Special Condition.

Attacks

50Shoot Through
Does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
70Dragon Claw

How much is Salamence #8/99 worth?

A raw copy of Salamence #8/99 (Arceus, 2009) is worth about $17.09 right now, based on the latest market data from September 25, 2026. Across the 3 printings we track, copies run anywhere from $5.81 to $99.93 depending on the version you're holding.

Grading changes the math on this one: a PSA 10 is valued around $4,650.00, roughly 272.1x the raw price, while a PSA 9 sits near $120.38. 229 copies have been graded to date, and 5% of them came back a 10 — worth knowing before you pay grading fees.

These figures come from nightly market-data syncs verified against completed sales. Use the chart above to see the trend before you buy or sell.

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