Arceus · #8 · 2009
Market price: The going rate for an ungraded copy of this exact printing, from actual sales data — TCGplayer for USD, Cardmarket for EUR. Updated daily. · Holo: The artwork shines with a foil pattern. A separate printing from the plain card, and in vintage sets often worth many times more.
$18.65
up9% · 27dvia TCGplayer, updated Oct 11, 2026
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Today's TCGplayer market price for Salamence is $18.65 for the Holofoil printing.
Among the 111 priced cards in Arceus, it sits 22nd. (Gengar LV.X leads the set at $753.) Since we started tracking it on Feb 8, 2024, it's risen 251.2% — from $5.31 to $18.65. Over the last year it's climbed 189.6%, from $6.44 to $18.65. The 90-day move: up 84.5%, $10.11 to $18.65. Its highest point since we started tracking (February 2024) was $18.65 in October 2026; its lowest, $4.40 in March 2024. Today's price is the highest we've seen since February 2024. Over the last 30 days it's touched $18.65 at the top and $17.09 at the bottom. That's the Holofoil printing — the same card also trades as the Reverse Holofoil at $7.69. On Cardmarket, the European printings of this card go for about €35.43.
By Printing
By printing: Holo: The artwork shines with a foil pattern. A separate printing from the plain card, and in vintage sets often worth many times more. $18.65 · Reverse holo: Everything except the artwork is foil — the reverse of a normal holo. It's a separate printing and prices on its own. $7.69
TCGplayer prices each printing on its own — the Holofoil printing is the headline number on this page. Same card, same number — the print run or foil treatment is what changes.
Around the World
$18.65
€35.43
USD is TCGplayer's market price for the English print; EUR is Cardmarket's, shared across the European printings (Cardmarket prices the physical card). Both update daily.
Poké-Power 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.
Shoot Through50
Cost: Fire, Water, Colorless
Does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Dragon Claw70
Cost: Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless
About $18.65 for an ungraded copy. That's the TCGplayer market price for the Holofoil printing, updated Oct 11, 2026. Graded copies in great shape usually sell for more. What grading means →
Up about 85% over the last 3 months — from $10.11 to $18.65 (TCGplayer market price). Zoom out a whole year and it's up 190%. Prices move a little every day, so the chart on this page has the freshest line.
The highest market price we've logged is $18.65 — that was October 2026. We've been writing this card's price down since February 2024, so that's the record on our watch, not an all-time record.
The European printings list around €35.43 on Cardmarket — they share one price there, because Cardmarket prices the physical card across languages. This English print trades at $18.65 on TCGplayer. Two marketplaces, two currencies — so watch both numbers instead of converting one into the other.
eBay is the easiest place — this page links straight to the live listings for Salamence (Arceus #8). Check the photos and the seller's rating first. That's the rule.
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