Salamence

Arceus · #8/99 · Rare Holo · 2009

$15.80

Holofoil · Market price ▲ 56.3% (30d)

Prices as of Aug 14, 2026

Holofoil Reverse Holofoil Holofoil

HP 140ColorlessStage 2Art · Shin Nagasawa

393graded pop

5%gem rate

14.4×PSA 10 vs raw

-13%off ATH $10.28 · Mar 2026

+$71.58EV to grade — worth it

Market data

Printings & price history

Holofoil▲ 2.4% 7d$15.80

Low $5.35Mid $13.11

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Graded market

Graded values

PSA 10 report →updated 2026-08-14

Grade 6 est.$8.35

Grade 5 est.$7.03

Grade 4 est.$5.80

Grade 3 est.$4.83

Grade 2 est.$3.96

Grade 1 est.$3.34

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

Reverse Holofoil · PSA 10 price history$159.54

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

Graded population census · updated 2026-08-01

Reverse Holofoil

PSA39 graded · 2 gem 10

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CGC19 graded · 0 gem 10

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Population data from PriceCharting, updated monthly.

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 $15.80 right now, based on the latest market data from August 14, 2026. Across the 3 printings we track, copies run anywhere from $5.35 to $100.49 depending on the version you're holding.

Grading changes the math on this one: a PSA 10 is valued around $226.76, roughly 14.4x the raw price, while a PSA 9 sits near $106.57. 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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