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Defender — Base #80 Pokémon card

Vintage

Defender

Base · #80 · English · released 1999

Raw market price

$26

7 days

24.4%

30 days

24.4%

90 days

24.3%

36MASTER score · steady

Graded prices & PSA population

GradeMarket pricePSA population
PSA 10$890158
PSA 9$102536
PSA 8$50233

PSA population recorded 2026-09-05 · total graded 1,151

Why this card matters

pop

PSA 10 commands a 16x premium over raw and listings are thin at 31, but n=5 comps and a CGC 10 at only $90 suggest the premium is grade-tier fragile rather than driven by deep scarcity.

demand

Defender is a forgettable Base Set Trainer with no iconic character or nostalgia pull — collectors chase it for set completion, not genuine desire.

artist

Keiji Kinebuchi's functional item illustration is utilitarian and unremarkable, generating no meaningful alt-art or aesthetic premium in the market.

catalyst

A -29.9% 30-day price momentum signal is a hard bearish flag with no visible dislocation, event, or regrade catalyst on the horizon to reverse the trend.

Graded comps on record

$890

PSA 10

$102

PSA 9

$75

CGC 9.5

$50

PSA 8

$43

PSA 7

$40

CGC 8

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Market data recorded 2026-08-29 from licensed market sources. MASTER records prices daily and never invents a number — estimated values are always labeled. Not financial advice.