Tentacruel (Japanese)
Southern Island · · Common
Current Prices
Set
Southern IslandNumber
Rarity
Common
Variant
Normal
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Tentacruel (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility
Tentacruel (Japanese) sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common # of the Southern Island 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 Tentacruel (Japanese)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Tentacruel (Japanese) (Common, Southern Island #) changes hands at roughly $13.46, 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 $13.46, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $3.81. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $13.46, Lightly Played $12.15, Moderately Played $7.92, Heavily Played $5.00, Damaged $3.81 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Tentacruel (Japanese) is valued near $115.00 — about 8.5x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Tentacruel (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) Tentacruel (Japanese) sits around $115.00 — roughly 8.5x 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 $50.00, CGC 10 $50.00, CGC 9.5 $29.99 — 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 | DAMAGED | $8.99 | $8.99 | $8.99 | 1 |
| ebay | HEAVILY PLAYED | $7.98 | $7.98 | $7.98 | 1 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $16.36 | $16.36 | $16.36 | 6 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $16.70 | $16.70 | $16.70 | 11 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $24.50 | $24.50 | $24.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $115.00 | $115.00 | $115.00 | 28 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $21.00 | $21.00 | $21.00 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | 28 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $3.81 | $3.81 | $3.81 | 16 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | 9 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $12.15 | $13.00 | $13.00 | 63 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $7.92 | $7.92 | $7.92 | 44 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $13.46 | $13.46 | $13.46 | 44 |
Collector Outlook for Tentacruel (Japanese)
As a Common, Tentacruel (Japanese) 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 Tentacruel (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
