NinjaskDragon 18/97 price & value
Japanese prints: 10 Japanese Ninjask cards are listed, $0.18 to $23.50 ungraded.
$1.19
up +6.7%4 weeks · Steady
High confidence
High confidence
How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
- 25 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
- 16 sales on record listed as near mint
- Last sale Nov 6, 2026
High liquidity79/100
High liquidity
Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.
About 8 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.
How we measure liquidity →Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 25 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026
Graded: CGC 10 $23.04CGC 9 $9.60
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Prices updated Nov 12, 2026 · How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
People ask about this card
- What is Ninjask 18/97 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Ninjask 18/97 is about $1.19 ungraded near mint (25 sales in 90 days); PSA 9: too few sales to price; PSA 10: too few sales to price. Every grade’s price.
- Which printing of Ninjask 18/97 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?
- Ninjask 18/97 comes in 2 printings: Non-Holo $1.19 ungraded, Reverse Holo $19.82 ungraded. Reverse holo or non-holo: the reverse holo’s border and text box shine; the non-holo has no shine anywhere. Printings compared.
Ninjask 18/97 price over time
- Recorded prices, joined day to day
Ungraded, 1 year: $1.12 on Nov 11, 2025, $1.19 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $0.67, highest $1.33.
- Now
- $1.19
- 4 weeks
- +6.7%
- 90 days
- +4.5%
- 1 year
- +5.7%
- Highest, 1Y
- $1.33
- Lowest, 1Y
- $0.67
Recorded history starts January 2021. Earlier history is monthly averages; from July 22, 2026 the line is a smoothed 7-day average of daily prices, so single-day swings don’t show. Between recorded prices, the line and its daily values are estimated from the prices either side.
Ninjask 18/97 price by month
Ungraded, at the end of each month, newest first: the line above read off at each month’s last day. The latest month ends on today’s UltraBall Market Value.
| Month | Ungraded | Change on month |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026to Nov 12, 2026 | $1.19 | up +2.6% |
| October 2026 | $1.16 | up +3.6% |
| September 2026 | $1.12 | down −4.3% |
| August 2026 | $1.17 | up +6.4% |
| July 2026 | $1.10 | – |
| May 2026 | $0.87 | up +29% |
| April 2026 | $0.67 | down −19% |
| March 2026 | $0.83 | down −21% |
| February 2026 | $1.06 | up +10% |
| January 2026 | $0.96 | down −28% |
| December 2025 | $1.33 | up +18% |
| November 2025 | $1.12 | down −16% |
Recent verified sales
RawNinjask Dragon #18/97 Rare Non-Holo Pokemon TCGNov 9, 2026 · 
eBay · Condition not stated · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.49asking- RawNINJASK 18/97 RARE DRAGON TCG CARD 2003 E-SERIES NMNov 6, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $3.44
PSA 92003 POKEMON EX DRAGON #18 NINJASK PSA 9Oct 31, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $35.00
RawNinjask Rare EX Dragon 18/97 MPOct 27, 2026 · eBay · Sold as moderate play · Buy It Now · View listing · $1.99
RawNinjask 18/97 Rare Dragon Pokemon Near MintOct 25, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Buy It Now · View listing · $2.25
Raw2003 Pokemon EX Dragon Ninjask #18/97 LPOct 25, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · $2.41
RawPokemon Ninjask 18/97 Rare Dragon (LP)Oct 24, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · $1.99
RawNinjask 18/97 EX Dragon Regular Rare E-Reader Pokemon CardOct 18, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Buy It Now · View listing · $1.50
RawPokemon TCG Ninjask 18/97 EX Dragon 2003 Rare Stage 1 English Regular 70 HPOct 17, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · $3.00
PSA 82003 POKEMON EX DRAGON #18 NINJASK PSA 8Oct 12, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $29.99
PSA 92003 POKEMON EX DRAGON #18 NINJASK PSA 9Oct 11, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $40.70
PSA 10Pokemon Ninjask Dragon 18 PSA 10 Gem MintOct 11, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $153- PSA 82003 Pokemon Ex Dragon Ninjask 18/97 PSA 8Sep 28, 2026 · eBay · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $28.52asking
- PSA 10Pokemon Ninjask Dragon 18 PSA 10 Gem MintSep 27, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $124
PSA 92003 POKEMON EX DRAGON #18 NINJASK PSA 9Sep 19, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $46.27
PSA 102003 POKEMON EX DRAGON #18 NINJASK PSA 10Sep 12, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $156CGC 82003 Pokemon EX Dragon Ninjask #18 CGC 8 NM-MTAug 31, 2026 ·
Fanatics Collect · View listing · $7.20
PSA 82003 POKEMON EX DRAGON #18 NINJASK PSA 8Aug 12, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $29.00
PSA 92003 POKEMON EX DRAGON #18 NINJASK PSA 9Aug 8, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $49.42- PSA 102003 POKEMON EX DRAGON #18 NINJASK PSA 10Jul 18, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $114
Graded values
Ninjask 18/97 price by grade
| Grade | Market value | 4 wk | Sales/moSales a month | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UngradedHigh. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $1.19Last $3.44 · Nov 6, 2026 | up +6.7% | 8High liquidity. High | $3.44Nov 6, 2026High. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| CGC 1019.4× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $23.04Last $15.00 · Jul 16, 2026 | – | No recent sales | $15.00Jul 16, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
Each graded row counts only that grade's sales; the ungraded row counts every condition. Sales a month is the 90-day pace. Last sale is the latest verified sale, never an asking price. How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
Grade it with CGC?
Grade yours from photos →- If it gets a CGC 10
- −$26.14
- If it gets a CGC 9
- −$37.70
- CGC fee for a CGC 10
- $20.00 Economy
Against selling raw at $1.19, after the CGC fee for what the slab is worth (a 10 goes in at Economy, $20.00; a 9 at the same level), $25.00 shipping and insurance, and eBay US selling fees, as the selling calculator works them out, with its usual $5 postage and $1 packing on each sale: the same sum as the selling calculator.
Population report52 PSA graded · Grade breakdown and gem rate
Population
- PSA graded
- 52
- PSA 10
- 12
- PSA 9
- 28
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 23%
- PSA 10s of all graded
A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 35% of the Dragon cards PSA has graded enough of.
| Grader | Graded | 10s | 9s | 10s share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 52 | 12 | 28 | 23% |
| CGC | 121 | 36 | 36 | 30% |
| BGS | 3 | 0 | 0 | – |
| SGC | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
- PSA graded
- 52
- 10s
- 12
- 10s share
- 23%
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 23%
Every PSA grade (5)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 12 | 23% |
| 9 | 28 | 54% |
| 8 | 6 | 12% |
| 7 | 4 | 7.7% |
| 6 | 2 | 3.8% |
PSA’s count of Oct 15, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
- CGC graded
- 121
- 10s
- 36
- 10s share
- 30%
- Historical CGC gem rate
- 30%
- Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s
Every CGC grade (12)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 36 | 30% |
| 9.5 | 7 | 5.8% |
| 9 | 36 | 30% |
| 8.5 | 16 | 13% |
| 8 | 10 | 8.3% |
| 7.5 | 4 | 3.3% |
| 7 | 3 | 2.5% |
| 6.5 | 3 | 2.5% |
| 6 | 3 | 2.5% |
| 5.5 | 1 | 0.83% |
| 5 | 1 | 0.83% |
| Authentic | 1 | 0.83% |
CGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; CGC’s own gem is 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s.
- Beckett graded
- 3
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical Beckett gem rate
- –
- Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s
Every Beckett grade (1)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | 3 | 100% |
Beckett’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; Beckett’s own gem is 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s.
- SGC graded
- 2
- 10s
- 1
- 10s share
- –
- Historical SGC gem rate
- –
- Gem: 10s and Pristine 10s
Every SGC grade (2)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 50% |
| 9 | 1 | 50% |
SGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; SGC’s own gem is 10s and Pristine 10s.
PSA’s count of Oct 15, 2026. CGC, BGS and SGC as of Nov 10, 2026; their 10s include Pristine, Perfect and Black Label 10s. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.
PSA 10 price against PSA’s population
The same 11 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026: the price on the day of each weekly PSA report, and the report’s counts. Side by side, not cause and effect.
Left: PSA 10 price, US$. Right: PSA graded copies.
About this card
Ninjask is card 18 of 97 in the Dragon price guide, a set released in November 2003 during the EX era. Its rarity is Rare. The artwork is by Hajime Kusajima. In the checklist it sits after Magneton 17/97 and before Salamence 19/97.
It is the 72nd most valuable of the 100 priced cards in Dragon, behind Rayquaza ex 97/97 (see the most valuable Dragon cards).
It is one of 11 English Ninjask cards, and ranks 3rd among them by ungraded value; the most valuable is Ninjask from Deoxys. Compare them all in the most valuable Ninjask cards.
What the data says
The ungraded value has held within 10% over four weeks (+6.7% on 7-day averages), on 25 ungraded sales in 90 days.
From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Nov 6, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market
Market snapshot
How each figure is worked out- 4 weeks
- +6.7%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 90 days
- +4.5%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 1 year
- +5.7%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
- Direction
- Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
- High since daily tracking
- 1% under$1.19 on Sep 13, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
- Liquidity
- High8.3 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
- Price confidence
- High confidenceMany recent comparable sales that agree closely.
- Ungraded sold
- 8in 30 days; 25 in 90
- PSA 10 population
- 12of 52 PSA graded, count of Oct 15, 2026
Printings compared
- Non-Holo · this pageNothing on the front shines.$1.19 ungraded
- Reverse HoloThe border and text box shine; the picture is flat.$19.82 ungradedPictured: the main print’s scan.
- Reverse holo or non-holo: the reverse holo’s border and text box shine; the non-holo has no shine anywhere.
- Set
- Dragon
- Number
- 18/97
- Set code
- DR
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- Nov 24, 2003
- Era
- EX
- Pokémon
- Ninjask
- Pokédex no.
- #0291
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Printings
- Non-holo, Reverse holo
- Every Ninjask PSA 10All Ninjask cards ranked by PSA 10 price
- Dragon checklistAll 100 cards with prices
- All Ninjask cards11 English cards
- Most valuable Ninjask cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Most valuable Dragon cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Dragon chase cardsThe pulls collectors open packs for, with odds where we hold them
- EX eraSets and chase cards from June 2003 on
- 2003 Pokémon cardsEvery set released in 2003, with prices
Cite this price
Ninjask 18/97 (Dragon) is worth $1.19 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/dragon/ninjask-18).
Ninjask 18/97 (Dragon) is worth $1.19 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/dragon/ninjask-18).
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