Guide: 10-Minute Price Check (Beginner-Friendly)

[Lacomus]

If you’re unsure about the value of a Pokémon, mount, or cosmetic, here’s a quick way to get a reliable estimate  

• Go to the Discord Trade Zone and use the search function to look up the name of what you have.
• Browse through current and past auctions to see what others have been selling it for.
• By checking several different listings, you’ll start to get a reliable sense of the typical price range.

Like this: Guide: 10-Minute Price Check (Quick Scroll Example)

Note: If you happen to own a shiny, form, mount, or cosmetic - and there’s little or no auction data available - consider putting it up for auction. 

 

Pokémon Pricing  

Many past auction sales have been driven by demand from PvP-focused players, reflecting how much value the market places on competitive viability. Traits like nature, ability, and IVs are heavily influence a Pokémon’s price. While PvE is equally relevant, the market tends to reward PvP-ready Pokémon more relating to price. Rarity tier is also a factor - especially if the Pokémon is particularly difficult to hunt.

 

Shinies & Forms  

These introduce an entirely new layer of complexity to pricing. Factors like rarity, visual appeal, and the event all play a role. Some forms provide useful utility - whether it’s for hunting (learning False Swipe), serving as syncs, playing a role in boss teams, or simply adding to a player’s collection. While non-form Pokémon can offer the same functions, having a unique skin or form adds a special appeal - and it’s something many players place value on. Some forms come from old events, while others are sought after in current ones. Additionally, specific chroma variants can be available for certain forms, which can drive up demand. In many cases, a shiny or form can be valuable purely due to rarity or aesthetics, regardless of nature, ability, or IVs. When those attributes are PvPable as well, the value can become especially high.

 

Summary  

Compare with past sales, then ask yourself:

• Is this Clefable better than the one that sold for 1m? - It might be worth more.
• Is it worse than another that sold for 500k? - It’s probably worth less.

This approach helps you set realistic price expectations and, hopefully, enables you to buy and sell at fair values.

Edited 13 hours ago by Lacomus