Salamence

Arceus · #8/99 · Rare Holo · 2009

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$18.41
Market price ▲ 3.2% (30d)
Prices as of Nov 5, 2026
HP 140ColorlessStage 2Art · Shin Nagasawa
336graded pop
5%gem rate
Market data

Printings & price history

Holofoil▲ 0.0% 7d$18.41
Low $10.00

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Graded market

Graded values

PSA 10 report →updated 2026-11-05
Grade 6 est.$12.02
Grade 5 est.$10.12
Grade 4 est.$8.35
Grade 3 est.$6.96
Grade 2 est.$5.69
Grade 1 est.$4.81

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.

Auction sale integrity

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Graded sales for this card from public auctions, each checked for shill/relist patterns and prices that don’t match the market. How this works →

Clean price · PSA 9
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Low confidence — a single sale, not yet corroborated
Recent sale price by grade · tracked by cert number
CGC 10
$68.00
last $68.00 · Sep 7, 2026 · 1 sale
PSA 7
$32.00
last $32.00 · Oct 5, 2026 · 1 sale
CGC 4.5
$6.00
last $6.00 · Aug 10, 2026 · 1 sale
Above market
PSA 9 · 28 bids · Oct 5, 2026 — sold 3.6× above our market price
$525.00
Unconfirmed
PSA 7 · 9 bids · Oct 5, 2026
$32.00
Unconfirmed
CGC 10 · 15 bids · Sep 7, 2026
$68.00
Unconfirmed
CGC 4.5 · 2 bids · Aug 10, 2026
$6.00
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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 $18.41 right now, based on the latest market data from November 5, 2026. Across the 2 printings we track, copies run anywhere from $10.00 to $199.99 depending on the version you're holding.

Grading changes the math on this one: a PSA 10 is valued around $4,650.00, roughly 252.6x the raw price, while a PSA 9 sits near $197.40. 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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