Slowpoke #79
SetJapanese Rocket Gang
Year1997
Ungraded
$2.99+$0.24
73 sales · last Jul 5, 2026
CGC 5.5
$6.00
2 sales · last Dec 29, 2025
PSA 6
$6.40
3 sales · last Jan 19, 2026
CGC 6
$7.20
1 sales · last Dec 29, 2025
PSA 7
$18.40
2 sales · last Mar 2, 2026
Grade 8
$10.50
1 sales · last Jul 25, 2025
PSA 8
$49.00+$39.50
10 sales · last Jul 7, 2026
CGC 8.5
$14.40+$4.10
7 sales · last May 4, 2026
CGC 9
$10.40−$4.85
66 sales · last May 26, 2026
PSA 9
$30.00+$4.00
18 sales · last Jul 1, 2026
CGC 9.5
$22.80
5 sales · last May 4, 2026
PSA 10
$766.00+$636.00
21 sales · last Jun 29, 2026
CGC 10
$54.60−$95.40
13 sales · last Jun 8, 2026
CGC Pristine 10
$81.10
2 sales · last Feb 17, 2026
Slowpoke #79 price guide
Slowpoke #79 is a collectible Pokémon card from the Japanese Rocket Gang expansion (1997). Setlot tracks 224 recorded sales for this card across 14 grade tiers, 59 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $766.00. Ungraded copies currently trade around $2.99. The top grade commands 256× the ungraded price — grading meaningfully changes what this card is worth. The highest sale on record is $800.00 (PSA 10, Apr 15, 2026). 9 listings are live right now with asks from $1.19.
Price history
Grading premium
Median graded price vs. the ungraded copy ($2.99) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
CGC 5.5
2.0×
$6.00
PSA 6
2.1×
$6.40
CGC 6
2.4×
$7.20
PSA 7
6.2×
$18.40
Grade 8
3.5×
$10.50
PSA 8
16×
$49.00
CGC 8.5
4.8×
$14.40
CGC 9
3.5×
$10.40
PSA 9
10×
$30.00
CGC 9.5
7.6×
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 9 tracked | 1997 Pokemon Team Rocket Slowpoke Japanese #079 tradingcardsforsale_com | eBay | 1mo ago | $1.19↗ |
| Slowpoke Japanese Pokemon Rocket Gang #079 1997 READ 2f4 tcgbycomc | eBay | 1mo ago |
Recent sales by grade· last 90 days
| Grade | Sold | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 30 | $2.99 | $1.25 – $152.50 |
| PSA 8 | 4 | $74.50 | $19.50 – $125.00 |
| CGC 8.5 | 1 | $14.40 | $14.40 |
| CGC 9 | 10 | $10.40 | $9.60 – $18.00 |
| PSA 9 | 2 | $101.25 | $80.00 – $122.50 |
| CGC 9.5 | 1 | $19.20 |
Recent sales
| Date | Grade | Title | Sold on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | PSA 8 | 1997 POKEMON JAPANESE FOSSIL #79 SLOWPOKE PSA 8↗ | eBay | $19.50 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | PSA 8 | 2000 POKEMON JAPANESE NEO #79 SLOWPOKE PSA 8↗ | eBay | $100.00 |
| Jul 5, 2026 | PSA 8 | 1996 POKEMON JAPANESE BANDAI CARDDASS VENDING #79 SLOWPOKE PSA 8↗ | eBay | $125.00 |
| Jul 5, 2026 | Ungraded | Japanese Team Rocket Slowpoke No. 079 Common Vintage Pokemon TCG LP↗ | eBay |
