Slowpoke #79
SetJapanese Rocket Gang
Year1997
Ungraded
$3.49−$0.50
80 sales · last Jul 22, 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
$19.99
3 sales · last Jul 14, 2026
Grade 8
$10.50
1 sales · last Jul 25, 2025
PSA 8
$49.00+$29.00
11 sales · last Aug 3, 2026
CGC 8.5
$14.40+$4.10
7 sales · last May 4, 2026
CGC 9
$14.40+$4.80
66 sales · last May 26, 2026
PSA 9
$54.00−$26.00
24 sales · last Aug 10, 2026
CGC 9.5
$22.80
5 sales · last May 4, 2026
PSA 10
$766.00+$616.01
22 sales · last Jul 6, 2026
CGC 10
$52.80−$3.60
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 240 recorded sales for this card across 14 grade tiers, 7 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $766.00. Ungraded copies currently trade around $3.49. The top grade commands 219× 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 ($3.49) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
CGC 5.5
1.7×
$6.00
PSA 6
1.8×
$6.40
CGC 6
2.1×
$7.20
PSA 7
5.7×
$19.99
Grade 8
3.0×
$10.50
PSA 8
14×
$49.00
CGC 8.5
4.1×
$14.40
CGC 9
4.1×
$14.40
PSA 9
15×
$54.00
CGC 9.5
6.5×
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 | 4mo ago | $1.19↗ |
| Slowpoke Japanese Pokemon Rocket Gang #079 1997 READ 2f4 tcgbycomc | eBay | 4mo ago |
Recent sales by grade· last 90 days
| Grade | Sold | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 1 | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| PSA 8 | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| PSA 9 | 5 | $54.00 | $37.20 – $63.00 |
Recent sales
| Date | Grade | Title | Sold on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | PSA 9 | 1997 Pokemon Japanese Rocket Gang Slowpoke #79 PSA 9 MINT | — | $54.00 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | PSA 9 | 1997 Pokemon Japanese Rocket Gang Slowpoke #79 PSA 9 MINT | — | $37.20 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | PSA 8 | 1997 Pokemon Japanese Rocket Gang Slowpoke #79 PSA 8 NM-MT | — | $18.00 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | PSA 9 | 1999 POKEMON JAPANESE GYM 2 #79 SABRINA'S SLOWPOKE PSA 9↗ | eBay | $63.00 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | PSA 9 | 1999 POKEMON JAPANESE GYM 2 #79 SABRINA'S SLOWPOKE PSA 9 |
