Croconaw (Japanese)
Gold, Silver, to a New World... · · Uncommon
Current Prices
Number
Rarity
Uncommon
Variant
Normal
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Croconaw (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility
Croconaw (Japanese) is an Uncommon, slightly scarcer than the base cards but still widely available. Cataloged as Uncommon # of the Gold, Silver, to a New World... 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 Croconaw (Japanese)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Croconaw (Japanese) (Uncommon, Gold, Silver, to a New World... #) changes hands at roughly $3.08, 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 $3.08, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.50. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $3.08, Lightly Played $1.67, Moderately Played $0.96, Heavily Played $0.50, Damaged $0.50 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Croconaw (Japanese) is valued near $74.50 — about 24x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Croconaw (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) Croconaw (Japanese) sits around $74.50 — roughly 24x 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 PSA 9 $18.00, CGC 10 $25.26, CGC 9.5 $10.26 — 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 | $1.98 | $1.98 | $1.98 | 3 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $1.85 | $1.85 | $1.85 | 5 |
| ebay | MODERATELY PLAYED | $2.99 | $2.99 | $2.99 | 1 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $2.39 | $2.39 | $2.39 | 8 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $25.26 | $25.26 | $25.26 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $10.26 | $10.26 | $10.26 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $74.50 | $74.50 | $74.50 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 | 8 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $0.50 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $0.50 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 11 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $1.67 | $1.49 | $2.49 | 37 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $0.96 | $0.96 | $0.96 | 19 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $3.08 | $2.35 | $2.35 | 63 |
Collector Outlook for Croconaw (Japanese)
Croconaw (Japanese) is an Uncommon collectors gather while building toward the set's headline pulls. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Croconaw (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
