Steelix 23/100

Set: Sandstorm Released: Sep 18, 2003
Pokémon: Steelix Metal Type Rare Illustrator: Midori Harada Pull Rate: 1 in 13 packs (7.7%) Evolves From: Onix

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Steelix #23/100 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Steelix #23/100 from Sandstorm — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Steelix has moved up 5.4% to $3.74. PSA 10 copies are unchanged over the same period.

Steelix #23/100 appears roughly 1 in 13 packs, which works out at 7.7% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Sandstorm.

Steelix #23/100 is a Rare, one of the higher rarity tiers in Sandstorm.

At $3.74 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $279.00, giving a net return of +$210.99 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns −$7.83 and PSA 8 returns −$20.70, so anything below a 10 loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 94 copies of Steelix #23/100, of which 21 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 22.3%, or roughly 1 in 4.5 graded copies.

No. At a 22.3% gem rate, Steelix grades better than the Sandstorm average by 4.1 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Steelix #23/100 was illustrated by Midori Harada, who has illustrated 688 Pokémon cards in total.

Steelix #23/100 was released on 18 September 2003 as part of Sandstorm. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 2 Pokémon from the Johto region.