Ekans #23
SetJapanese Rocket Gang
Year1997
Ungraded
$2.21+$0.41
42 sales · last Jul 6, 2026
PSA 6
$11.00
2 sales · last Feb 14, 2026
CGC 7
$8.40
1 sales · last Aug 3, 2026
Grade 8
$10.50
1 sales · last Jul 5, 2024
CGC 8
$8.00
2 sales · last Feb 20, 2026
PSA 8
$11.50−$0.02
6 sales · last Mar 3, 2026
CGC 8.5
$9.60
4 sales · last Jun 1, 2026
Grade 9
$8.94
1 sales · last Sep 20, 2023
CGC 9
$10.80+$1.20
12 sales · last Jul 20, 2026
PSA 9
$25.00+$14.20
13 sales · last Jul 22, 2026
Grade 9.5
$4.25
1 sales · last Aug 13, 2024
CGC 9.5
$12.00+$1.20
10 sales · last Dec 18, 2023
PSA 10
$109.03+$54.04
15 sales · last Mar 9, 2026
CGC 10
$22.80
4 sales · last Aug 20, 2026
CGC Pristine 10
$32.40
4 sales · last May 18, 2026
Ekans #23 price guide
Ekans #23 is a collectible Pokémon card from the Japanese Rocket Gang expansion (1997). Setlot tracks 118 recorded sales for this card across 15 grade tiers, 4 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $109.03. Ungraded copies currently trade around $2.21. The top grade commands 49× the ungraded price — grading meaningfully changes what this card is worth. The highest sale on record is $273.99 (PSA 10, May 23, 2022). 5 listings are live right now with asks from $1.00.
Price history
Grading premium
Median graded price vs. the ungraded copy ($2.21) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
PSA 6
5.0×
$11.00
CGC 7
3.8×
$8.40
Grade 8
4.8×
$10.50
CGC 8
3.6×
$8.00
PSA 8
5.2×
$11.50
CGC 8.5
4.3×
$9.60
Grade 9
4.0×
$8.94
CGC 9
4.9×
$10.80
PSA 9
11×
$25.00
Grade 9.5
1.9×
Live listings
Search on eBay ↗Lowest asks per grade. Older listings may have ended — “seen” is when we last confirmed each one.
| Grade | Listing | Marketplace | Seen | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded 4 tracked | Rocket Gang #023 Ekans Common,Japanese bigsmalltcg | eBay | 4mo ago | $1.00↗ |
| Pokemon Tcg Ekans #23 Pokemon Japanese Rocket Gang LP chonkychewcards | eBay | 4mo ago |
Recent sales by grade· last 90 days
| Grade | Sold | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CGC 7 | 1 | $8.40 | $8.40 |
| PSA 9 | 2 | $17.48 | $16.47 – $18.50 |
| CGC 10 | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
Recent sales
| Date | Grade | Title | Sold on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | CGC 10 | 1997 Pokemon Japanese Rocket Gang Holo Ekans #23 CGC 10 GEM MINT | Fanatics Vault | $35.00 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | CGC 7 | 1997 Pokemon Japanese Rocket Gang Ekans #23 CGC 7 NRMT | — | $8.40 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | PSA 9 | 1999 POKEMON JAPANESE GYM 2 #23 KOGA'S EKANS PSA 9↗ | eBay | $16.47 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | PSA 9 | 1999 POKEMON JAPANESE GYM 2 #23 KOGA'S EKANS PSA 9↗ | eBay | $18.50 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | CGC 9 | 1997 Pokemon Japanese Rocket Gang Ekans #23 CGC 9 MINT |
