Base · #6 · 1999
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.
$48.99
up5% · 29dvia TCGplayer, updated Oct 10, 2026
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Today's TCGplayer market price for Gyarados is $48.99 for the Holofoil printing.
Among the 101 priced cards in Base, it sits 8th. The set's top card is Charizard at $928. We've logged its price daily since Feb 8, 2024: $22.59 then, $48.99 now (up 116.9%). A year ago it sat around $33.45; today's $48.99 is 46.5% higher. The last 90 days have been quiet — it's held near $48.99. Since February 2024 it's run as high as $55.01 (June 2026) and as low as $22.59 (February 2024). Its 30-day range runs from $44.35 up to $48.99. The Holofoil printing is the headline number here; the Shadowless 1st Edition Holofoil at $112 and the Shadowless Unlimited Holofoil at $124 price separately. Across the Atlantic, the European prints list around €23.11 on Cardmarket.
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. $48.99 · Shadowless: An early Base Set print run with no drop shadow beside the art frame. Scarcer than Unlimited, and priced on its own. $112 · Shadowless: An early Base Set print run with no drop shadow beside the art frame. Scarcer than Unlimited, and priced on its own. $124
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.
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Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
“Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage.”
About $48.99 for an ungraded copy. That's the TCGplayer market price for the Holofoil printing, updated Oct 10, 2026. Graded copies in great shape usually sell for more. What grading means →
Down about 1% over the last 3 months — from $49.33 to $48.99 (TCGplayer market price). Zoom out a whole year and it's up 47%. Prices move a little every day, so the chart on this page has the freshest line.
The highest market price we've logged is $55.01 — that was June 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 €23.11 on Cardmarket — they share one price there, because Cardmarket prices the physical card across languages. This English print trades at $48.99 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 Gyarados (Base #6). Check the photos and the seller's rating first. That's the rule.
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