How rare is Switch (Gyarados)?

Switch (Gyarados) is a Common — the most plentiful rarity, so it is easy to find but essential for completing the HGSS Trainer Kit: Gyarados & Raichu set.

Is Switch (Gyarados) a chase card?

Not really — Switch (Gyarados) is a Common that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the HGSS Trainer Kit: Gyarados & Raichu set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What makes Switch (Gyarados) collectible?

Switch (Gyarados) combines its Common rarity from HGSS Trainer Kit: Gyarados & Raichu, the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and steady demand from set-builders. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Switch (Gyarados)

Name: Switch (Gyarados) - HGSS Trainer Kit: Gyarados & Raichu (28/30)
Brand: Pokemon

HGSS Trainer Kit: Gyarados & Raichu · 28/30 · Common

Current Prices

Market Price $2.03

Low $1.91

High $1.91

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 N/A

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

HGSS Trainer Kit: Gyarados & Raichu

Number

28/30

Rarity

Common

Variant

Normal

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jun 9, 2026

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Switch (Gyarados): Rarity & Collectibility

Switch (Gyarados) sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common #28/30 of the HGSS Trainer Kit: Gyarados & Raichu 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 Switch (Gyarados)?

In 2026, a Near Mint Switch (Gyarados) (Common, HGSS Trainer Kit: Gyarados & Raichu #28/30) changes hands at roughly $2.03, 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 $2.03, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $1.40. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $2.03, Lightly Played $1.00, Moderately Played $0.84, Heavily Played $0.90, Damaged $1.40 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$1.40	$1.40	$1.40	8
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$0.90	$0.90	$0.90	3
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00	24
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$0.84	$0.84	$0.84	11
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$2.03	$1.91	$1.91	19

Collector Outlook for Switch (Gyarados)

As a Common, Switch (Gyarados) earns its place through set completion rather than chase appeal — but a binder is never finished without it. 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 Switch (Gyarados) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.