Steelix #247
As card #247 in Cosmic Eclipse, Steelix is a Secret Rare Pokémon card worth about $19.95 ungraded.
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By CardLedger Research · Market data updated · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket
Net estimates use each marketplace's default seller tier and typical shipping — fees vary by category, account status and payment method, so confirm current rates before selling.
There isn't enough recent sold history to call direction on Steelix #247. Sell on your own schedule.
Steelix at a glance
- Cardmarket does not list a price.
- No published price history.
- Current TCGplayer market value $19.95 (Holofoil).
- Rarity: Secret Rare.
- Set: Cosmic Eclipse (Sun & Moon, 2019).
Steelix price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Steelix #247.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $15.00
- Mid
- $20.73
- High
- —
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About Steelix #247
Card #247 of Cosmic Eclipse is Steelix, a modern-era Pokémon card from the Sun & Moon series (2019). It is a Metal-type Pokémon with 170 HP, printed as Stage 1.
The card is illustrated by Avec Yoko and currently trades at $19.95 for the Holofoil printing, with a low-to-high range of $15.00 to —.
Card facts
- Set
- Cosmic Eclipse
- Series
- Sun & Moon
- Number
- #247 / 236
- Rarity
- Secret Rare
- Illustrator
- Avec Yoko
- HP
- 170
- Type
- Metal
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Onix
- Released
- 2019/11/01
Steelix attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Steelix #247 — the playability layer behind the price.
Thumping Fall
Discard any number of Pokémon with a Retreat Cost of exactly 4 from your hand. This attack does 50 damage for each card you discarded in this way.
Iron Tail
Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 100 damage for each heads.
Battle stats
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Resistance
- Psychic -20
- Retreat cost
- Colorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
- Attacks
- 2
Steelix price analysis
What drives the current market value of Steelix #247.
There is 1 tracked printing here — Holofoil at $19.95.
At $19.95 there is enough headroom for both flipping and collecting; compare the low and high ends before committing.
$19.95 gives Steelix real margin potential, so buy near the low end and sell toward the mid.
Cardmarket does not list Steelix, so TCGplayer and eBay are the reference markets.
Steelix price history & movement
Cardmarket does not publish recent price history for this card, so use sold listings on eBay and TCGplayer to gauge short-term movement.
Across 4 recorded days the price spanned $19.65–$19.95. The most recent snapshot of $19.95 sits 100% up that range.
Daily moves average a volatility of 0.9%, and the largest peak-to-trough drawdown recorded is 0.6%.
The latest reading is a new recorded all-time high for this card.
Cardmarket averages
Price fingerprint
Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 4 days tracked · latest
Real recorded values from our daily TCGplayer snapshots — not estimates or back-filled history. Methodology
How much would you net selling Steelix?
Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.
Selling Steelix at $19.95 nets roughly $17.01 on eBay, $17.11 on TCGplayer, $18.60 via Cardmarket, $17.48 on Whatnot or $19.95 direct — the platform you pick is worth up to $2.94.
With this much value in the fee gap, platform choice materially changes your return. Model your exact shipping in the tool below.
Your sale
Pre-filled with the current TCGplayer market for Steelix #247.
Modelled on each marketplace's default seller tier with your shipping input. Net payout = sale price − selling fees − outbound shipping. Fee figures are estimates (last reviewed October 15, 2026) and vary by category, account status and payment method — confirm current rates with the marketplace. Open the full seller fee calculator to model account tiers and buyer-paid shipping.
Should you grade Steelix?
Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Steelix #247 against today's raw market value.
Grading plan
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Both-way postage plus declared-value insurance.
Estimated graded values below are a transparent starting point based on the raw price band — edit them with real graded comps before deciding.
At $19.95 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets — versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets —. You need a graded sale of $65.93 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is — (-29.8% return on cost basis).
Grading costs, turnaround and grade outcomes vary by service and card. The estimated PSA 9 and PSA 10 values are heuristics, not predictions — always sanity-check against recent graded sold listings before committing. This is a modelling tool, not financial advice.
Steelix within Cosmic Eclipse
Within Cosmic Eclipse it is the #54 most valuable of 91 tracked cards; the set median is $26.71.
Relative to the set median it is a value pick, placing it in the top 42%.
The set's top card is Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX (#221), valued at $597.96.
What makes Steelix valuable
- Modern-era (2019) cards are widely collected, so condition and rarity drive the spread between copies.
- Secret Rare status puts Steelix among the scarcer pulls in Cosmic Eclipse.
- The Avec Yoko artwork gives Steelix appeal beyond pure playability.
- Its Metal typing means Steelix has a dual collector-and-player audience.
- With steady supply, Steelix is inexpensive to enter and easy to move in bulk.
Buying & selling Steelix
- For Steelix, confirm the exact print variant before buying: Holofoil prices differ, and listings often mix them.
- If you are buying to resell, model marketplace fees first — the $19.95 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
- Check sold listings rather than asking prices — the Holofoil market of $19.95 reflects actual transactions on TCGplayer.
- Centring and surface condition matter most on Secret Rare cards; a clean copy of Steelix can realise well above the $15.00 low end.
- Because it is a Pokémon card, Steelix has both collector and player demand — a broader buyer pool than purely collectible cards.
Steelix value questions
How much is Steelix worth?
Steelix trades near $19.95 on TCGplayer (Holofoil), ranging $15.00–—; Cardmarket shows —.
Will Steelix hold its value?
Short-term momentum is steady. Modern cards are more sensitive to reprints and meta shifts.
What rarity is Steelix?
Steelix is a Secret Rare card from Cosmic Eclipse (Sun & Moon series, 2019). That is an upper rarity tier, so demand concentrates on relatively few copies.
Which versions of Steelix are there?
TCGplayer tracks 1 printing: Holofoil ($19.95). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.
Where is Steelix sold?
The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $19.95. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.
Why does Steelix cost what it does?
Four factors dominate: the Secret Rare rarity tier, the modern-era Sun & Moon set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Metal), and condition. Artwork by Avec Yoko also matters to collector demand.
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