Magcargo 17/144

Set: Skyridge Released: May 12, 2003
Pokémon: Magcargo Fire Type Rare Illustrator: Hajime Kusajima Pull Rate: 1 in 35 packs (2.9%) Evolves From: Slugma

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Magcargo #17/144 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Magcargo #17/144 from Skyridge — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Magcargo has stayed flat at $19.29. PSA 10 copies are unchanged over the same period.

Magcargo #17/144 appears roughly 1 in 35 packs, which works out at 2.9% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Skyridge.

Magcargo #17/144 is a Rare, one of the higher rarity tiers in Skyridge.

At $19.29 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $177.05, giving a net return of +$106.74 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns +$4.72 and PSA 8 returns −$24.53, so a PSA 9 or 10 can profit, while anything below that loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 119 copies of Magcargo #17/144, of which 49 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 41.2%, or roughly 1 in 2.4 graded copies.

No. At a 41.2% gem rate, Magcargo grades better than the Skyridge average by 15.6 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Magcargo #17/144 was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima, who has illustrated 397 Pokémon cards in total.

Magcargo #17/144 was released on 12 May 2003 as part of Skyridge. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 2 Pokémon from the Johto region.