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Torchic 73/109

Set: Ruby & Sapphire Released: Jul 1, 2003
Pokémon: Torchic Fire Type Common Illustrator: Ken Sugimori Pull Rate:1 in 7.8 packs (12.8%) Evolves To: Combusken

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Torchic #73/109 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Torchic #73/109 from Ruby & Sapphire — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Torchic has moved up 45.9% to $1.43. PSA 10 copies are down 1.3% over the same period.

Torchic #73/109 appears roughly 1 in 7.8 packs, which works out at 12.8% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Ruby & Sapphire.

Torchic #73/109 is a Common, one of the higher rarity tiers in Ruby & Sapphire.

At $1.43 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $374.14, giving a net return of +$296.07 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns −$3.34 and PSA 8 returns +$4.82, so returns vary by grade — check the figures above before submitting.

PSA have graded 121 copies of Torchic #73/109, of which 31 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 25.6%, or roughly 1 in 3.9 graded copies.

No. At a 25.6% gem rate, Torchic grades better than the Ruby & Sapphire average by 9.7 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Torchic #73/109 was illustrated by Ken Sugimori, who has illustrated 2072 Pokémon cards in total.

Torchic #73/109 was released on 1 July 2003 as part of Ruby & Sapphire. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 3 Pokémon from the Hoenn region.