Spinarak (Japanese)
Crossing the Ruins... · · Common
Current Prices
Number
Rarity
Common
Variant
Normal
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Spinarak (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility
Spinarak (Japanese) sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common # of the Crossing the Ruins... set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Spinarak (Japanese)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Spinarak (Japanese) (Common, Crossing the Ruins... #) changes hands at roughly $0.91, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $0.91, whereas a Heavily Played one slides to around $0.96. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $0.91, Lightly Played $0.50, Moderately Played $0.28, Heavily Played $0.96 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Spinarak (Japanese) is valued near $40.00 — about 44x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Spinarak (Japanese): Gem Mint & Population
Even for a card at this rarity, the top of the market belongs to certified gem-mint copies. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Spinarak (Japanese) sits around $40.00 — roughly 44x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across CGC 10 $80.00 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | HEAVILY PLAYED | $0.96 | $0.96 | $0.96 | 1 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $1.67 | $1.67 | $1.67 | 5 |
| ebay | MODERATELY PLAYED | $2.69 | $2.69 | $2.69 | 1 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $4.03 | $4.03 | $4.03 | 6 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $80.00 | $80.00 | $80.00 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 3 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $0.50 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 22 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.28 | 6 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $0.91 | $1.04 | $1.04 | 29 |
Collector Outlook for Spinarak (Japanese)
As a Common, Spinarak (Japanese) earns its place through set completion rather than chase appeal — but a binder is never finished without it. Collect it for completeness and the joy of the hunt; its appeal is the set, not the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Spinarak (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
